U23 World League

Stadium of Mercy
Spectators: 8036 (Terracing: 6028, Seating: 1848, VIP seats: 160) Ulf Öfverman started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 5 minutes Käka Puck BK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Thiago van Dijk who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Thiago van Dijk almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Käka Puck BK's Victor Sundström did a great save. Victor Sundström was out of position in the 8 minute of play, and Bengt-Rune Strömbom capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bengt-Rune Strömbom really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 11 minutes into the match, Käka Puck BK's goal looked a bit too open when Ulf Öfverman came free, but Victor Sundström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Käka Puck BK's Victor Sundström got control of the ball when Ulf Öfverman tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Ulf Öfverman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brothers of Mercy's supporters rose to their feet, but Ulf Öfverman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Victor Sundström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ulf Öfverman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Victor Sundström made a huge save. Victor Sundström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ulf Öfverman in the 24th minute. Mats Elg kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Victor Sundström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ulf Öfverman in the 27th minute of play. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by Käka Puck BK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Thiago van Dijk was slow to take the kick. During this time Brothers of Mercy's players had a chance to rest. Ulf Öfverman got a fine position in front of goal ttaking advantage of the opportunity to rumble in 2-0 in the right cross in the 32nd match minute before Victor Sundström had time to react. After 35 minutes of play, Käka Puck BK's Börje Törnblom made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alexandre Pires was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 40 played minutes Ulf Öfverman rounded Käka Puck BK's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 3-1.

Käka Puck BK made a substitution. Björn Johnsson replaced Hans Hök. Käka Puck BK's Calvin Raubier was substituted for Jonatan Pilblad. Käka Puck BK's Mikael Bengtsson was substituted for Pedro Luís Koffidis. The wind increased when Börje Törnblom made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Ulf Öfverman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brothers of Mercy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Victor Sundström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Björk in the 66th minute of the match. Victor Sundström didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dan Björk went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. Brothers of Mercy's Alexandre Pires played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikael Bengtsson in the 71st minute of play. Alexandre Pires made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mikael Bengtsson in the 75th minute. In the 76th minute Ulf Öfverman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Sundström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 82nd match minute, Käka Puck BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wincenty Galus to maneuver through the defense. Mikael Bengtsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Alexandre Pires made a huge save. Käka Puck BK's Adolfo Perico quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Kieran Robertson, made in the 86th minute of the game. With a little luck, Brothers of Mercy's Alexandre Pires got control of the ball when Mikael Bengtsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Leonardo Odeen charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonardo Odeen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 93 played minutes Brothers of Mercy got a freekick which was hit by Leonardo Odeen. Brothers of Mercy were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Käka Puck BK for a fine match.