U23 World League

Svartklubben
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) SE7EN's Bertil Delin 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. The supporters of RED BULL MILANO TEAM booed when SE7EN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christian Malmgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Lundin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frutos Verges in the 3rd minute of play. Leon Absolwent charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leon Absolwent the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 16 minutes, Benjamin Björk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SE7EN and the RED BULL MILANO TEAM players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 16th match minute, SE7EN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Björk to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, RED BULL MILANO TEAM's Gilbert Bojanowski got a free kick in the 22nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bertil Delin got free with Marcelino Atarrabi in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, RED BULL MILANO TEAM's Marcelino Atarrabi got control of the ball when Bertil Delin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mårten Carlberg took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 29th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marcelino Atarrabi. RED BULL MILANO TEAM's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Rigoberto Abad kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. After 32 played minutes SE7EN got a freekick which was hit by Christian Malmgren. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kurt Rosendal got free with Marcelino Atarrabi in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilbert Bojanowski in the 42nd minute of play forced SE7EN's goalkeeper Daniel Lundin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 46 played minutes RED BULL MILANO TEAM got a freekick which was hit by Przemyslaw Domaradzki. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Michael Eichenberger during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of SE7EN booed when RED BULL MILANO TEAM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michael Eichenberger didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gösta Dahlkvist in the 49th minute of play forced RED BULL MILANO TEAM's goalkeeper Marcelino Atarrabi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jedrzej Bondel to make the kick off. Bertil Delin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelino Atarrabi having to interfere. Marcelino Atarrabi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kurt Rosendal in the 56th minute of the match. In the 69th minute of the match Kurt Rosendal sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcelino Atarrabi skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leon Absolwent in the 76th minute of play forced SE7EN's goalkeeper Daniel Lundin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute Leon Absolwent shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Lundin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kurt Rosendal's late challenge caught a RED BULL MILANO TEAM's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kurt Rosendal helped the player get up and apologised. In the 80th match minute, SE7EN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kurt Rosendal to maneuver through the defense. 81 minutes into the match, SE7EN's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Absolwent came free, but Daniel Lundin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcelino Atarrabi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bertil Delin in the 83rd minute of play. After 87 played minutes SE7EN got a freekick which was hit by Kurt Rosendal. Benjamin Björk took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 94th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marcelino Atarrabi. RED BULL MILANO TEAM's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. RED BULL MILANO TEAM were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing SE7EN to leave the ground with a draw.