U23 World League

Stadion Jui Kuen
Spectators: 7635 (Terracing: 5710, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jan Pająk got the match started through his kick off. Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Christoffersson in the 3rd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Jan Pająk kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Valter Klack. That made the score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlinhos Félix in the 12th minute of play forced Abandon All Hope's goalkeeper Meng Yan Jing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute Carlinhos Félix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meng Yan Jing saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Christoffersson in the 18th minute of play forced Abandon All Hope's goalkeeper Meng Yan Jing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 23 played minutes Abandon All Hope got a freekick which was hit by Emil Dunajski. Valter Klack didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 25th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by Abandon All Hope's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hasse Brasse was slow to take the kick. During this time Here Comes the Hammer's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Here Comes the Hammer's Yuma Suzuki to a score. 2-1 in the 31st minute. Valter Klack made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michal Arendarski in the 37th minute of play. Dedê de Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Yuma Suzuki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stig Eskilsson during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Here Comes the Hammer's Carlinhos Félix in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Abandon All Hope's goalie prevented a goal. When the match clock showed 44 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Carlinhos Félix sped through Abandon All Hope's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Meng Yan Jing. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Robert Christoffersson to strike the kick off in the second half. Valter Klack showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dedê de Castro in the 52nd minute of the match. Carlinhos Félix in the 56thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Meng Yan Jing, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Cristo Uchiha hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After 61 played minutes Abandon All Hope got a freekick which was hit by Michal Arendarski. In the 62nd minute, Carlinhos Félix left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Here Comes the Hammer fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Valter Klack showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Dunajski, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. The Here Comes the Hammer fans' excitement grew in the 68th match minute when Here Comes the Hammer's Carlinhos Félix looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Meng Yan Jing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlinhos Félix, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 75th minute Jan Pająk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valter Klack saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yuma Suzuki got free with Meng Yan Jing in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abandon All Hope's Emil Dunajski landed with the leg in an unnatural angle after a tough challenge. The leg was fractured. After 92 minutes of play Here Comes the Hammer's Stig Eskilsson was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 93rd match minute, Here Comes the Hammer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stig Eskilsson to maneuver through the defense. Valter Klack took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michal Arendarski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.