U23 World League

SERGEJ BARBAREZ
Spectators: 7720 (Terracing: 5791, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nils Eklund took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Nils Eklund 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. Ludwig Fransson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Slobodan Drakul, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Team Xtra personell's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Abaz Vedadović was slow to take the kick. During this time FISHBONE 06's players had a chance to rest. Slobodan Drakul made a great header on FISHBONE 06's corner, it was just that Team Xtra personell's Ludwig Fransson managed to reach the ball for a save. Edber Kalajdžić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niclas Blom in the 9th minute of play. After 11 minutes FISHBONE 06's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Verner Näver who took care of the corner kick. Verner Näver made a great header on Team Xtra personell's corner, it was just that FISHBONE 06's Edber Kalajdžić managed to reach the ball for a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abaz Vedadović got free with Ludwig Fransson in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ludwig Fransson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kristijan Đurić, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Ludwig Fransson was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and Kristijan Đurić capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kristijan Đurić really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Abaz Vedadović's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ludwig Fransson firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 20th minute FISHBONE 06 were awarded a corner. Abaz Vedadović went to the cornerflag to take it. Abaz Vedadović made a great header on FISHBONE 06's corner, it was just that Team Xtra personell's Ludwig Fransson managed to reach the ball for a save. 20 minutes into the match, FISHBONE 06's Hakala Borić sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ludwig Fransson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Team Xtra personell's Ludwig Fransson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Team Xtra personell from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Franz Matko got free with Ludwig Fransson in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ludwig Fransson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abaz Vedadović in the 23rd minute. With a little luck, Team Xtra personell's Ludwig Fransson got control of the ball when Franz Matko tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ludwig Fransson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abaz Vedadović, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 37th minute of the match Abaz Vedadović shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ludwig Fransson showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Abaz Vedadović's long shot made the audience stand up and applaude when it rumbled by Ludwig Fransson on his right side and into the goal. 37 minutes into the game it was 3-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abaz Vedadović got free with Ludwig Fransson in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 42 minutes into the game, Franz Matko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Ludwig Fransson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 44 played minutes Team Xtra personell got a freekick which was hit by Verner Näver. Edber Kalajdžić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ulf Duset in the 47th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abaz Vedadović stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ludwig Fransson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kristijan Đurić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ludwig Fransson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abaz Vedadović in the 55th minute of the match. 56 minutes into the game, Franz Matko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Ludwig Fransson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 60th minute, Kristijan Đurić ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ludwig Fransson was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. Ludwig Fransson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abaz Vedadović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edber Kalajdžić made an important save on a dangerous shot by Niclas Blom in the 68th minute. Edber Kalajdžić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nils Eklund in the 70th minute of play. The supporters of FISHBONE 06 booed when Team Xtra personell was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jimmy Clementsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 74 played minutes Team Xtra personell got a freekick which was hit by Jimmy Clementsson. In the 79th minute, Sulejman Ortaš ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ludwig Fransson was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. Kristijan Đurić kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Niclas Blom hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Team Xtra personell's Morgan Martinsson got a free kick in the 88th minute. Sulejman Ortaš might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ludwig Fransson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sulejman Ortaš ran back to his position shaking his head. Ludwig Fransson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sulejman Ortaš, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The supporters of FISHBONE 06 booed when Team Xtra personell was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Ekström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abaz Vedadović was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 95th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FISHBONE 06 had won after a very even match.