U23 World League

Ängen Stadium
Spectators: 7686 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Annedal FC's Per-Olof Söderqwist 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. Jerry Felin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Han Solo, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by CJ Kane in the 10th minute of play forced Annedal FC's goalkeeper Jerry Felin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, La vecchia signora's Eldad Te Vrede got a free kick in the 15th minute. Jerry Felin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eldad Te Vrede in the 24th minute of play. Thomas Ravelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Torsten Ahlén in the 25th minute of play. Jerry Felin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from CJ Kane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Niklas Jonsson fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Annedal FC's protests and gave Niklas Jonsson a yellow card for diving instead. Niklas Jonsson kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. When Eldad Te Vrede came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the La vecchia signora fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Eldad Te Vrede couldn't finish the play. Graham Boss fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerry Felin having to interfere. Robin Ånger was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 42 minutes into the match. In the 44th minute, Albin Wallman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jerry Felin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Jerry Felin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eldad Te Vrede in the 48th minute of the match. The Annedal FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. La vecchia signora were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and CJ Kane made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Eldad Te Vrede left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La vecchia signora fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Jerry Felin came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by La vecchia signora's Eldad Te Vrede. But to his dismay, Eldad Te Vrede quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. In the 61st minute Graham Boss shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerry Felin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the game, CJ Kane recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jerry Felin. CJ Kane showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. Per-Olof Söderqwist recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Annedal FC made a substitution. Sven-Arne Grubb replaced Per-Olof Söderqwist. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eldad Te Vrede got free with Jerry Felin in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jerry Felin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Graham Boss in the 75th minute of play. Annedal FC's Jerry Felin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by CJ Kane in the 77th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Annedal FC's Stig Abrahamsson got a free kick in the 77th minute. Jerry Felin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from CJ Kane in the 78th minute of play. In the 79th minute Graham Boss shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerry Felin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Albin Wallman 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. Thomas Ravelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven-Arne Grubb, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eldad Te Vrede got free with Jerry Felin in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Niklas Jonsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Thomas Ravelli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 96 minutes into the match, Annedal FC's Sven-Arne Grubb sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thomas Ravelli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 97th minute of the match Annedal FC got a corner. La vecchia signora's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Åke Gunnarsson ran over to the corner to take the kick. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. La vecchia signora walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.