U23 World League

Preatorum
Spectators: 7954 (Terracing: 5967, Seating: 1829, VIP seats: 158) When Hubert Fernström fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Preator Edikt's protests and gave Hubert Fernström a yellow card for diving instead. Chaouki Ben Rau struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Reine Pettersson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bajbusy Fabian-a. Kjell Wennerqvist hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Preator Edikt's Reine Pettersson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chaouki Ben Rau in the 14th minute of play. After 19 minutes of play, Bajbusy Fabian-a's Chaouki Ben Rau made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Reine Pettersson was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Chaouki Ben Rau in the 28th minute of play forced Preator Edikt's goalkeeper Reine Pettersson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Preator Edikt's zone, Chaouki Ben Rau stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Reine Pettersson came out of the goal and Chaouki Ben Rau tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Daniel Ferfecki hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute of the match Hubert Fernström sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lucjan Walentowicz skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Preator Edikt's Jens-Ove Ambjörnsson got a free kick in the 37th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Ferfecki to make the kick off. In the 56th minute, Chaouki Ben Rau ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Reine Pettersson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. 59 minutes into the match, Preator Edikt's goal looked a bit too open when Chaouki Ben Rau came free, but Reine Pettersson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, Chaouki Ben Rau notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Preator Edikt's Reine Pettersson. Reine Pettersson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 65th match minute, Preator Edikt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albert Örnberg to maneuver through the defense. In the 68thth minute of the game Chaouki Ben Rau who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Preator Edikt's Reine Pettersson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Chaouki Ben Rau's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Reine Pettersson was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. When Bajbusy Fabian-a's Chaouki Ben Rau in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Preator Edikt's goalie prevented a goal. After 77 minutes of play, Preator Edikt's Nils-Erik Sundberg made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lucjan Walentowicz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Preator Edikt's Reine Pettersson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chaouki Ben Rau in the 81st minute of play. Daniel Ferfecki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Reine Pettersson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chaouki Ben Rau in the 88th minute. 90 minutes into the match, Preator Edikt's goal looked a bit too open when Chaouki Ben Rau came free, but Reine Pettersson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bajbusy Fabian-a's Chaouki Ben Rau got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bajbusy Fabian-a's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.