U23 World League

Ashbourne Stadium
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Abdul Halim Aban made the kick off which started today's match. Emanuel Sefastsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdul Halim Aban, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Bassam El Makhtoub took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rasmus Fransson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mihnea Berceanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Abdul Halim Aban put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Emanuel Sefastsson. If Naser Awat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emin Altair kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Líbano's zone, Rasmus Fransson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bassam El Makhtoub came out of the goal and Rasmus Fransson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Rasmus Fransson managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Bullen's supporters rose to their feet, but Rasmus Fransson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bassam El Makhtoub breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Líbano getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Emin Altair hit a great ball. In the 32nd minute, Rasmus Fransson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bassam El Makhtoub was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. A collision led to FC Bullen getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Mihnea Berceanu hit a great ball. In the 36th match minute, FC Bullen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henry Mattsson to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 37 minutes, Wassim Suoud managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Líbano's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wassim Suoud was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Emin Altair made in the 40th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Wassim Suoud. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Mihnea Berceanu managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Bullen's supporters rose to their feet, but Mihnea Berceanu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bassam El Makhtoub breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. FC Bullen's attentive Mihnea Berceanu managed to snatch the ball when Emin Altair made a throw-in in the 46th minute of the game. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Rasmus Fransson made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Naser Awat ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emanuel Sefastsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Rasmus Fransson succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-2 in the 55th playminute. In the 64th minute, Qazim Mujahid hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Henning Åberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bassam El Makhtoub made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Henning Åberg sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Rasmus Fransson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bassam El Makhtoub was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Bassam El Makhtoub took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rasmus Fransson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72nd minute, Wassim Suoud 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. Líbano's Abdul Halim Aban got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, FC Bullen's Arvin Hermansson got a free kick in the 77th minute. Emin Altair kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Mihnea Berceanu struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Bassam El Makhtoub didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Bullen. After having played for 84 minutes, Naser Awat managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Líbano's supporters crossed their fingers, but Naser Awat was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 91 minutes of play, Líbano's Naser Awat made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emanuel Sefastsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! 94 minutes into the match, Líbano's goal looked a bit too open when Rasmus Fransson came free, but Bassam El Makhtoub reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Líbano fully deserved thier win.