U23 World League

Sävedalen
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Sävedalen's Zebastian Göransson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thomas Grigoratos in the 6th minute of play. In the 9th minute of the match, Jonathan Tingberg tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Thodoris Tabakis saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 10 played minutes Sävedalen got a freekick which was hit by Markus Åkesson. Zebastian Göransson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fanis Kapernekas in the 18th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, Jonathan Tingberg notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of RO Army V55's Thodoris Tabakis. Thodoris Tabakis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 23rd minute, Fanis Kapernekas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zebastian Göransson was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Zebastian Göransson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marin Duna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 30 minutes, Thodoris Tabakis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Zebastian Göransson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fanis Kapernekas in the 33rd minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, RO Army V55's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Tingberg came free, but Thodoris Tabakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dimitris Kantartzis hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Jonathan Tingberg took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thodoris Tabakis. Thodoris Tabakis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jan-Erik Larsson made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Roy Danielsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thodoris Tabakis. RO Army V55's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roy Danielsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. 57 minutes into the match, RO Army V55's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Tingberg came free, but Thodoris Tabakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of RO Army V55 booed when Sävedalen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rudolf Lange didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Grigoratos in the 64th minute of play forced Sävedalen's goalkeeper Zebastian Göransson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute, Marin Duna had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Anton Hedbom's late challenge caught a RO Army V55's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anton Hedbom helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Sävedalen's Anton Hedbom got a free kick in the 66th minute. Zebastian Göransson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fanis Kapernekas in the 67th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fanis Kapernekas got free with Zebastian Göransson in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zebastian Göransson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fanis Kapernekas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Roy Danielsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sävedalen's supporters rose to their feet, but Roy Danielsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thodoris Tabakis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Anton Hedbom kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, RO Army V55's Daniel Prodan tried to score from far away in the 80th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. A collision led to Sävedalen getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Ian Vallengren hit a great ball. When Jonathan Tingberg fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sävedalen's protests and gave Jonathan Tingberg a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Sävedalen getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Jonathan Tingberg hit a great ball. Zebastian Göransson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Grigoratos, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Jonathan Tingberg hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. In the 95th minute, Thomas Grigoratos 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. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Sävedalen fans cheered their team off the field, for while RO Army V55 had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.