U23 World League

Öresundsparken
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eddie Arvidsson kicked off to start the match. When Jett Sonnenfeld fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored G.R.'s protests and gave Jett Sonnenfeld a yellow card for diving instead. In the 5th minute, Jett Sonnenfeld hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Walter Hellström struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Armen Werthein didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Al-Slottshöjden. After 7 played minutes Al-Slottshöjden got a freekick which was hit by Walter Hellström. 8 minutes into the match, Adlai Even notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Al-Slottshöjden's Bror Stålman. Bror Stålman was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bror Stålman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Janko Kaplan's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Bror Stålman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adlai Even in the 12th minute of the match. Åke Askberg hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. After 17 played minutes G.R. got a freekick which was hit by Jett Sonnenfeld. 23 minutes into the match, Al-Slottshöjden's goal looked a bit too open when Adlai Even came free, but Bror Stålman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the game, G.R.'s Adlai Even nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bror Stålman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Janko Kaplan in the 27th minute of play forced Al-Slottshöjden's goalkeeper Bror Stålman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the game, Janko Kaplan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Bror Stålman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jedd Dotan during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jedd Dotan hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Bror Stålman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Janko Kaplan in the 36th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Åke Askberg during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 38th minute, Åke Askberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Janko Kaplan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 48 minutes into the match, Al-Slottshöjden's goal looked a bit too open when Adlai Even came free, but Bror Stålman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Al-Slottshöjden players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. G.R. were winning 0-3.

The wind increased when Janko Kaplan made the kick off in the second half. Adlai Even in the 53rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bror Stålman, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adlai Even got free with Bror Stålman in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 58th match minute, Al-Slottshöjden was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Valler to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Bror Stålman managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when G.R.'s Adlai Even fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 66th minute, Janko Kaplan reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Bror Stålman. The goal made the score 0-4. Al-Slottshöjden's Bror Stålman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Al-Slottshöjden from getting a goal against them. In the 72nd minute, Hiram Malik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adlai Even got free with Bror Stålman in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bror Stålman stood somewhat misplaced when Janko Kaplan came free in front of goal and shot 0-5 to the left of him in the 81 minute. Adlai Even in the 86thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bror Stålman, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 88th minute Janko Kaplan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bror Stålman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 90 minutes into the match, Al-Slottshöjden's goal looked a bit too open when Janko Kaplan came free, but Bror Stålman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to G.R. getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Jett Sonnenfeld hit a great ball. Adlai Even fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bror Stålman having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Al-Slottshöjden's zone, Janko Kaplan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bror Stålman came out of the goal and Janko Kaplan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.