U23 World League

Tolvan
Spectators: 7507 (Terracing: 5631, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hjalmar Dalman kicked off to start the match. Panos Karnezis kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, GOD OF WAR's goalkeeper Makis Efthimiadis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hjalmar Dalman. A collision led to GOD OF WAR getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Panos Tsiabras hit a great ball. In the 17thth minute of the game Anthimos Farmakatos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sjötorp IF's Chris Nordås was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. GOD OF WAR's Makis Efthimiadis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save GOD OF WAR from getting a goal against them. If Fanis Paouris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, GOD OF WAR's Orestis Koskinopoulos got a free kick in the 21st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Hjalmar Dalman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sjötorp IF's supporters rose to their feet, but Hjalmar Dalman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Makis Efthimiadis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Stig Tidén fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sjötorp IF's protests and gave Stig Tidén a yellow card for diving instead. Chris Nordås showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anthimos Farmakatos, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Chris Nordås made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fanis Paouris in the 35th minute of play. Sjötorp IF's Chris Nordås played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anthimos Farmakatos in the 36th minute of play. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sjötorp IF's goalkeeper Chris Nordås, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 41 minutes into the match, Hjalmar Dalman dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Makis Efthimiadis, 2-0. 45 minutes into the game, Peter Sjöö was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sjötorp IF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GOD OF WAR the free kick. In the 45th match minute, Sjötorp IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peter Sjöö to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anthimos Farmakatos to make the kick off. Tommy Brummer took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Makis Efthimiadis. Makis Efthimiadis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Chris Nordås made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Orestis Koskinopoulos sent off a good shot on target. Makis Efthimiadis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hjalmar Dalman, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Makis Efthimiadis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hjalmar Dalman in the 66th minute of play. After some careless play in the GOD OF WAR defense, Hjalmar Dalman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Makis Efthimiadis. The GOD OF WAR fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Makis Efthimiadis should have stopped the shot. Makis Efthimiadis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stig Tidén went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Tommy Brummer scored 6-0 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Makis Efthimiadis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Chris Nordås made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anthimos Farmakatos in the 86th minute of play. After 86 played minutes Sjötorp IF got a freekick which was hit by Peter Sjöö. When GOD OF WAR's Alketas Vertsotis, in the 89th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for GOD OF WAR. In the 95th match minute, Sjötorp IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stig-Ove Pettersson to maneuver through the defense. GOD OF WAR's Charis Kastanos got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sjötorp IF'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.