U23 World League

SERGEJ BARBAREZ
Spectators: 7717 (Terracing: 5789, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when John Guidetti got the match started through his kick off. Börje Albohm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franz Matko, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 9th minute Kevin Skarkman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edber Kalajdžić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Börje Albohm 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 10th minute. Börje Albohm didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Slobodan Drakul went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 18th minute Kevin Skarkman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edber Kalajdžić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edber Kalajdžić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Skarkman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Baxters Boys's Börje Albohm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kristijan Đurić in the 25th minute of play. Abaz Vedadović could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Börje Albohm made a huge save. Edber Kalajdžić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Skarkman in the 30th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Novella in the 32nd minute of play forced FISHBONE 06's goalkeeper Edber Kalajdžić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, FISHBONE 06's goal looked a bit too open when Staffan Åman came free, but Edber Kalajdžić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Staffan Åman in the 38th minute of play forced FISHBONE 06's goalkeeper Edber Kalajdžić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frank Novella took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Edber Kalajdžić. Edber Kalajdžić dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 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 Abaz Vedadović to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Baxters Boys's goal looked a bit too open when Abaz Vedadović came free, but Börje Albohm reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, FISHBONE 06's Anel Srna got a free kick in the 54th minute. Baxters Boys's Börje Albohm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abaz Vedadović in the 57th minute of play. Börje Albohm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franz Matko in the 59th minute of play. Kevin Skarkmans short, quick shot in the 60thth minute got Edber Kalajdžić to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 60 minutes into the game, Kevin Skarkman lined in a short shot 1-2 behind a frustrated Edber Kalajdžić. An unexpectedly hard shot by Slobodan Drakul in the 65th minute of play forced Baxters Boys's goalkeeper Börje Albohm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute, Linus Lind hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 71 minutes into the match, Uzay Gencalp had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edber Kalajdžić. FISHBONE 06's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Uzay Gencalp was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. FISHBONE 06 made a substitution. Sulejman Ortaš replaced Franz Matko. Edber Kalajdžić made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Staffan Åman sent off a good shot on target. Edber Kalajdžić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Staffan Åman in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Staffan Åman in the 82nd minute of play forced FISHBONE 06's goalkeeper Edber Kalajdžić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Staffan Åman kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Börje Albohm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sulejman Ortaš, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Abaz Vedadović's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Börje Albohm was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. In the 90th minute, Kevin Skarkman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Sulejman Ortaš had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Baxters Boys players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.