U23 World League

Bullen Arena
Spectators: 7814 (Terracing: 5862, Seating: 1797, VIP seats: 155) FC Bullen's Rasmus Fransson 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. Mihnea Berceanu kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 4th minute of the match Richard Mihálek sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emanuel Sefastsson skillfully saved the ball. Václav Židek made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Rasmus Fransson sent off a good shot on target. Henning Åberg shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Emanuel Sefastsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matej Ťažký in the 13th minute of the match. Emanuel Sefastsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matej Ťažký in the 15th minute of play. After 16 played minutes FC Bullen got a freekick which was hit by Tommy Hellqvist. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matej Ťažký in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emanuel Sefastsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Emanuel Sefastsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ľubomír Pittner in the 22nd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Juraj Grenčík in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emanuel Sefastsson saved FC Bullen from getting behind. FC Bullen's Rasmus Fransson got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rasmus Fransson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 30 minutes into the match, FC Kukova's goalkeeper Václav Židek had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rasmus Fransson. Emanuel Sefastsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juraj Grenčík, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emanuel Sefastsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matej Ťažký, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Emanuel Sefastsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juraj Grenčík in the 35th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rasmus Fransson in the 42nd minute of play forced FC Kukova's goalkeeper Václav Židek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Matej Ťažký put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Emanuel Sefastsson. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

52 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Bullen's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Richard Mihálek was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Kukova's players had a chance to rest. 55 minutes into the match, Ľubomír Pittner dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Emanuel Sefastsson, 0-2. FC Kukova's Václav Židek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henning Åberg in the 59th minute of play. In the 59th minute Henning Åberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Václav Židek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, FC Bullen's goal looked a bit too open when Ľubomír Pittner came free, but Emanuel Sefastsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, FC Bullen's goal looked a bit too open when Ľubomír Pittner came free, but Emanuel Sefastsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Omar Galeno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Václav Židek having to interfere. Juraj Grenčík who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 67thth minute tested the skills of Emanuel Sefastsson when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Václav Židek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ulf Hedling in the 73rd minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, FC Kukova's Matej Ťažký sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emanuel Sefastsson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 83 minutes into the match, FC Bullen's goal looked a bit too open when Ľubomír Pittner came free, but Emanuel Sefastsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ján Kolman lost his temper 87 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 88th minute, Henning Åberg made a precise shot to the right of Václav Židek. FC Kukova's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Václav Židek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulf Hedling in the 98th minute of the match.