U23 World League

Ayrton Senna R.I.P.
Spectators: 8002 (Terracing: 6003, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) Jordan F1 91-05's Guo Gang Yan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Jonas Hermansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nazeer Mhlathe, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 12th minute, Szczepan Szablewski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 18th play minutes Nazeer Mhlathe shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Jonas Hermansson and just under the crossbar into goal. Jonas Hermansson was out of position in the 22 minute of play, and Nazeer Mhlathe capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nazeer Mhlathe really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Jonas Hermansson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Guo Gang Yan in the 24th minute. In the 26th minute of the match Jordan F1 91-05 got a corner. BlueLionesse's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nazeer Mhlathe ran over to the corner to take the kick. 29 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goal looked a bit too open when Nazeer Mhlathe came free, but Jonas Hermansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jens-Ola Boström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jiang Zhi Ling, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Augustin Ştefănuţ put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Jens-Ola Boström. BlueLionesse's defense didn't have a chance, in the 38th minute, when Nazeer Mhlathe scored to the left of an out of position Jonas Hermansson, making the score, 3-1. Jonas Hermansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustaf Lindkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. When Joacim Anselius fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jordan F1 91-05's protests and gave Joacim Anselius a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Jordan F1 91-05's Joacim Anselius got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Jens-Ola Boström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amedeo Melis in the 44th minute of the match. In the 46th minute Emy Marioara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jens-Ola Boström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Guo Gang Yan could shoot a difficult shot in the 47th minute, which Jonas Hermansson however easily saved by the left post. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jiang Zhi Ling stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Guo Gang Yan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. BlueLionesse's Jonas Hermansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustaf Lindkvist in the 57th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaf Lindkvist came free, but Jonas Hermansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. BlueLionesse's Jonas Hermansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guo Gang Yan in the 58th minute of play. Jonas Hermansson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nazeer Mhlathe went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Jordan F1 91-05's Jens-Ola Boström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Jordan F1 91-05 from getting a goal against them. In the 65th match minute, Jordan F1 91-05 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joacim Anselius to maneuver through the defense. Jiang Zhi Ling received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Jens-Ola Boström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 70 played minutes BlueLionesse got a freekick which was hit by Amedeo Melis. Jordan F1 91-05's Tommy Björkqvist was substituted for Ulrik Winström. After 71 played minutes BlueLionesse got a freekick which was hit by Amedeo Melis. Jonas Hermansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jim Lind, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. A collision led to BlueLionesse getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Amedeo Melis hit a great ball. Jonas Hermansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jim Lind, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Jonas Hermansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaf Lindkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute, Jim Lind made a precise shot to the right of Jonas Hermansson. BlueLionesse's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. A collision led to BlueLionesse getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Deng Feng Tian hit a great ball. BlueLionesse's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.