U23 World League

The Balaang Arena
Spectators: 7631 (Terracing: 5724, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Karl Mårtensson started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when André Carlsson got free with Sven-Oskar Strömberg in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Jörlanda's Dan Falk in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hummerfiskarna's goalie prevented a goal. Hummerfiskarna's André Carlsson got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sven-Oskar Strömberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by André Carlsson in the 13th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Hummerfiskarna's Allan Biörling slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Sven-Oskar Strömberg. That made the score 1-0 after 15 minutes of play. André Carlsson took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sven-Oskar Strömberg. Sven-Oskar Strömberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Gottfrid Kullander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl Mårtensson in the 22nd minute of the match. André Carlsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, André Carlsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hummerfiskarna's supporters rose to their feet, but André Carlsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sven-Oskar Strömberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sven-Oskar Strömberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by André Carlsson in the 35th minute. In the 38th minute, André Carlsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hummerfiskarna fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Sven-Oskar Strömberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Allan Biörling, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. A hard shot 46 in the game by André Carlsson from a close distance when the talented Sven-Oskar Strömberg managed to make a qualified save. Jörlanda's players were relieved. 48 minutes into the game, one of Jörlanda:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 5-0 came through a penalty shot after 50 played minutes, when Hummerfiskarna:s André Carlsson calmly waited for Jörlanda:s goalkeeper to move before he rolled in the ball by the right post.

The wind increased when Allan Biörling made the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute, Sebastian Dalberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When André Carlsson fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hummerfiskarna's protests and gave André Carlsson a yellow card for diving instead. In the 61st match minute, Hummerfiskarna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by André Carlsson to maneuver through the defense. Sven-Oskar Strömberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Carlsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. André Carlsson might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sven-Oskar Strömberg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. André Carlsson ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 69th minute André Carlsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sven-Oskar Strömberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sven-Oskar Strömberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of André Carlsson's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. Sebastian Dalberg kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Sven-Oskar Strömberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Carlsson in the 75th minute of play. Hummerfiskarna's Malcolm Göransson managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Emil Berggren in the 77 minute of the game. 80 minutes into the match, Hummerfiskarna's André Carlsson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sven-Oskar Strömberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the Jörlanda defense, Allan Biörling kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sven-Oskar Strömberg. The Jörlanda fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sven-Oskar Strömberg should have stopped the shot. Erik Qvarnström took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 96th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Sven-Oskar Strömberg. Jörlanda's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When the match clock showed 98 minutes, the score became 7-0 when Allan Biörling sped through Jörlanda's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sven-Oskar Strömberg. Hummerfiskarna were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Jörlanda for a fine match.