U23 World League

War Memorial Stadium
Spectators: 7749 (Terracing: 5813, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tommy McNamara kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, 邓广烨 managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bahrtys Talanger's supporters rose to their feet, but 邓广烨 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Philip McNamara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 邓广烨's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Philip McNamara read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, 邓广烨 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Philip McNamara. Wyoming Cowboys's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 邓广烨 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Wyoming Cowboys's goalkeeper Philip McNamara, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Philip McNamara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gottfrid Stor, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Alfons Lövgren was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Wilhelm Gregersson showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 23 minute of play. Wyoming Cowboys's Philip McNamara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gottfrid Stor in the 26th minute of play. After 30 minutes of play, Bahrtys Talanger's 邓广烨 made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Philip McNamara was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 34thth minute of the game Gottfrid Stor who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Wyoming Cowboys's Philip McNamara was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Gottfrid Stor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 37th match minute, Bahrtys Talanger was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kåre Adelsköld to maneuver through the defense. 38 minutes into the match, Wyoming Cowboys's goal looked a bit too open when Gottfrid Stor came free, but Philip McNamara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes into the game, Bahrtys Talanger's Gottfrid Stor nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Philip McNamara made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gottfrid Stor was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Wyoming Cowboys's zone, Gottfrid Stor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Philip McNamara came out of the goal and Gottfrid Stor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 54th minute of the match Bahrtys Talanger got a corner. Wyoming Cowboys's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mattias Strömberg ran over to the corner to take the kick. Kalle McNamara tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Philip McNamara. An unnecessary self made goal, 1-5 in the 54th minute. Philip McNamara made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when 邓广烨 sent off a good shot on target. If Gottfrid Stor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 63 minutes into the game, 邓广烨 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-6. Philip McNamara was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 67th minute, 邓广烨 got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a little luck, Wyoming Cowboys's Philip McNamara got control of the ball when Bernardo Silva tried to sneak it across the goal line. With splendid footwork Gottfrid Stor arrived in front of goal to shoot 1-7 by the left pole in the game's 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Hermansson in the 80th minute of play forced Wyoming Cowboys's goalkeeper Philip McNamara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Wyoming Cowboys's goalkeeper Philip McNamara, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bahrtys Talanger were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after Wyoming Cowboys's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rasmus Elg took the corner. The corner led Bahrtys Talanger's Rasmus Elg to fire away a dangerous shot which Philip McNamara despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Kalle McNamara's late challenge caught a Bahrtys Talanger's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kalle McNamara helped the player get up and apologised. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Wyoming Cowboys's goalkeeper Philip McNamara, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arvid Rang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Philip McNamara having to interfere. If Fabian Hermansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bahrtys Talanger'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.