U23 World League

Nordin Arena
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vidar Soned started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind VN Keleler's goalkeeper Lyubcho Ruychev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sergey Munev kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Lyubcho Ruychev made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Frans Berg sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Bograngen booed when VN Keleler was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Volodya Sarachev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bograngen's Åke Gallin got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 17 minutes into the game, Vidar Soned lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Lyubcho Ruychev. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Frans Berg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bograngen's supporters rose to their feet, but Frans Berg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lyubcho Ruychev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 24th minute, Frans Berg 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. 27 minutes into the match, Frans Berg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lyubcho Ruychev. VN Keleler's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Frans Berg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. With a little luck, VN Keleler's Lyubcho Ruychev got control of the ball when Frans Berg tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Frans Berg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Svetlin Pazvantov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lyubcho Ruychev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Frans Berg's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. Vidar Soned hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Bograngen's Åke Gallin got a free kick in the 57th minute. Frans Berg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lyubcho Ruychev having to interfere. VN Keleler's Lyubcho Ruychev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frans Berg in the 73rd minute of play. Frans Berg hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Frans Berg might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lyubcho Ruychev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Frans Berg ran back to his position shaking his head. 82 minutes into the game, Frans Berg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bograngen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave VN Keleler the free kick. Frans Berg hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 88th minute Frans Berg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lyubcho Ruychev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 91 minutes, Åke Gallin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bograngen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Åke Gallin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. During the 94th minute of the match Åke Gallin completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Åke Gallin a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 97 minutes of play, VN Keleler's Emil Balakchiev made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carl Ambjörnsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Bograngen had won after a very even match.