U23 World League

The Dream Park
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Rudolf Josefsson kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. After 10 minutes of play, Tarada's Otto Dubler made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kjell-Arne Hultman was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kjell-Arne Hultman made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Otto Dubler sent off a good shot on target. In the 15th minute, Tarada's Johnny Raiola ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Kjell-Arne Hultman. Kjell-Arne Hultman yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. After having played for 17 minutes, Jean-Claude Van Damme managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MAFFIAN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jean-Claude Van Damme was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 22nd minute, Otto Dubler hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean-Claude Van Damme in the 23rd minute of play forced Tarada's goalkeeper Basilius Ringeli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 25 minutes, Wolf Ehrenbolger managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tarada's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wolf Ehrenbolger was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 26th minute, Sylvester Stallone had to leave the field with a concussion. When Wolf Ehrenbolger fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tarada's protests and gave Wolf Ehrenbolger a yellow card for diving instead. Kjell-Arne Hultman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geraud Mazza in the 29th minute of the match. Otto Dubler kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 32ndth minute. Though ot was a great shot MAFFIAN's keeper Kjell-Arne Hultman was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. Thanks to some nice moves Otto Dubler could shoot a difficult shot in the 33rd minute, which Kjell-Arne Hultman however easily saved by the left post. 34 minutes into the match, MAFFIAN's goal looked a bit too open when Wolf Ehrenbolger came free, but Kjell-Arne Hultman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kjell-Arne Hultman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Otto Dubler in the 37th minute. Leonard Hedlund charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonard Hedlund the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to MAFFIAN getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Leonard Hedlund hit a great ball. Tarada's Johnny Raiola got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jean-Claude Van Damme made a kick off. If Oliver Montandon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kjell-Arne Hultman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geraud Mazza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Wolf Ehrenbolger was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 60 minutes had been played. In the 60th match minute, Tarada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wolf Ehrenbolger to maneuver through the defense. MAFFIAN's Jörn Gustafsson was substituted for Jim Nilsson. With a little luck, Tarada's Basilius Ringeli got control of the ball when Arnold Schwarzenegger tried to sneak it across the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, MAFFIAN's goal looked a bit too open when Johnny Raiola came free, but Kjell-Arne Hultman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Basilius Ringeli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean-Claude Van Damme in the 68th minute of play. MAFFIAN were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after Tarada's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Christer Wassenius took the corner. After taking down the ball on MAFFIAN's corner Christer Wassenius fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Basilius Ringeli quite easily take care of the ball. Basilius Ringeli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean-Claude Van Damme in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 78th minute of the match, Jean-Claude Van Damme tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Basilius Ringeli saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 80th minute, Jean-Claude Van Damme 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. Kjell-Arne Hultman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johnny Raiola in the 84th minute of play. After 86 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for MAFFIAN! In the 88th minute there was a penalty for Tarada. Olivier Weibel stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Kjell-Arne Hultman. 4-0. Kjell-Arne Hultman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johnny Raiola in the 91st minute of play. Tarada's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.