U23 World League

Veenesluis
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) 8 minutes into the match, Fc Benefica's Ronald Lammens sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jörgen Gummeson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 13th minute of the match Garphyttan got a corner. Fc Benefica's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jens-Ola Nordin ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Jens-Ola Nordin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Fc Benefica's Edgard Rijaard did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernt Nordmark in the 16th minute of play forced Fc Benefica's goalkeeper Edgard Rijaard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Garphyttan booed when Fc Benefica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denny van den Berg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edgard Rijaard didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jesus Arce went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The supporters of Fc Benefica booed when Garphyttan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gösta Henriksson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rd minute Ronald Lammens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jörgen Gummeson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jens-Ola Nordin hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the match, Fc Benefica's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Åke Sandell came free, but Edgard Rijaard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lennart Kinnman hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Fc Benefica's Iwan Terpstra got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Fc Benefica fans' excitement grew in the 46th match minute when Fc Benefica's Ronald Lammens looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Ronald Lammens made the kick off in the second half. Edgard Rijaard made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Bernt Nordmark sent off a good shot on target. Edgard Rijaard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Åke Sandell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute, Gösta Henriksson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Bernt Nordmark managed to get in a good position for a shot. Garphyttan's supporters rose to their feet, but Bernt Nordmark was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edgard Rijaard breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gösta Henriksson made in the 66th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Karl-Åke Sandell immediately put the ball in play. Jörgen Gummeson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronald Lammens in the 67th minute of the match. Jörgen Gummeson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ronald Lammens went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernt Nordmark in the 71st minute of play forced Fc Benefica's goalkeeper Edgard Rijaard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edgard Rijaard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl-Åke Sandell in the 74th minute of the match. In the 78th minute Jesus Arce shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgard Rijaard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, Garphyttan's goal looked a bit too open when Ronald Lammens came free, but Jörgen Gummeson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ronald Lammens in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jörgen Gummeson saved Garphyttan from getting behind. Edgard Rijaard was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Karl-Åke Sandell showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-3 in the 86 minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gösta Henriksson during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gösta Henriksson hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. In the 94th minute Karl-Åke Sandell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgard Rijaard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.