U23 World League

GELORA JEMBer UTara
Spectators: 7660 (Terracing: 5747, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Per-Olof Söderqwist kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Rafet Nesip made a precise shot to the right of Jerry Felin. Annedal FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 6 minutes into the match, Annedal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rafet Nesip came free, but Jerry Felin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafet Nesip in the 8th minute of play forced Annedal FC's goalkeeper Jerry Felin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 10 minutes of play, Annedal FC's Torsten Ahlén made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mekki Pink was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 12th minute Torsten Ahlén shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mekki Pink saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, JEMBer UTara's goal looked a bit too open when Per-Olof Söderqwist came free, but Mekki Pink reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torsten Ahlén in the 16th minute of play forced JEMBer UTara's goalkeeper Mekki Pink to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jerry Felin was a little too slow when Rafet Nesip got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 21st minute. The score was now 2-1. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Annedal FC's goalkeeper Jerry Felin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to JEMBer UTara getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Stevanus Avianto hit a great ball. Mekki Pink showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rickard Delin in the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th minute Torsten Ahlén shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mekki Pink saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the game, one of JEMBer UTara:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 34th minute there was a penalty for Annedal FC. Åke Gunnarsson stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Mekki Pink. 2-2. Mekki Pink made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Ekblom in the 37th minute of play. Albert Kilström hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute, Rafet Nesip left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The JEMBer UTara fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Rafet Nesip received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jerry Felin came out and tried to block the shot, but Rafet Nesip slotted it home off the left post making it 4-2 in the 46th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rafet Nesip made a kick off. Annedal FC's Jerry Felin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stevanus Avianto in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54th minute, Annedal FC's Torsten Ahlén ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mekki Pink. Mekki Pink yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-3. In the 59th minute, Rafet Nesip 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 6-3. If Per-Olof Söderqwist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, JEMBer UTara's Mekki Pink got control of the ball when Rickard Delin tried to sneak it across the goal line. 71 minutes into the game, JEMBer UTara's Rafet Nesip nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jerry Felin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-3. Annedal FC made a substitution. Stig-Ove Kämpe replaced Robin Ånger. Annedal FC made a substitution. Sven-Arne Grubb replaced Per-Olof Söderqwist. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Åke Gunnarsson during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 86thth minute of the game Rafet Nesip who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Annedal FC's Jerry Felin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 88 minutes into the match, JEMBer UTara's goal looked a bit too open when Torsten Ahlén came free, but Mekki Pink reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jerry Felin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stevanus Avianto went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 9-3 was the resulting score. Sven-Arne Grubb could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Mekki Pink made a huge save. Annedal FC's Sven-Arne Grubb came free and shot a quick shot against goal 96 minutes in the game, fortunately Mekki Pink had problems saving as it came toward the left post.