U23 World League

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Spectators: 7565 (Terracing: 5675, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Veikka Koskinen took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 minutes, Biser Halvadzhiyski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SvE United and the Kultapossukerho players grew even worse after the yellow card. Biser Halvadzhiyski kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. After 4 played minutes SvE United got a freekick which was hit by Boncho Uvakov. After a defensive mix-up in SvE United's zone, Pietari Jaakkola stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dimo Igov came out of the goal and Pietari Jaakkola tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in SvE United's zone, Joel Palolahti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dimo Igov came out of the goal and Joel Palolahti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Elbert Hand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boncho Uvakov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dimo Igov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pietari Jaakkola went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Veikka Koskinen got free with Dimo Igov in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 20 minutes into the game, Kultapossukerho's Pietari Jaakkola nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dimo Igov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Dimo Igov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andy Jackson in the 39th minute. Dimo Igov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pietari Jaakkola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Veikka Koskinen struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Dimo Igov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kultapossukerho. 47 minutes into the match, Kultapossukerho's goal looked a bit too open when Boncho Uvakov came free, but Elbert Hand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

After a rather tough play, Kultapossukerho's Andy Jackson got a free kick in the 52nd minute. In the 54th minute, Veikka Koskinen 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. Elbert Hand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boncho Uvakov in the 61st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Iskren Glavinov managed to get in a good position for a shot. SvE United's supporters rose to their feet, but Iskren Glavinov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elbert Hand breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dimo Igov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andy Jackson, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Kultapossukerho made a substitution. Heino Lehtonen replaced Aaron Leppilampi. SvE United's Dimo Igov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andy Jackson in the 72nd minute of play. SvE United's Dimo Igov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pietari Jaakkola in the 74th minute of play. In the 81st minute, Veikka Koskinen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kultapossukerho fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Kultapossukerho's Jonni Laaksonen was substituted for Salomo Kiviharju. In the 86th minute, Andy Jackson 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. After some careless play in the SvE United defense, Andy Jackson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dimo Igov. The SvE United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dimo Igov should have stopped the shot. Joel Palolahti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kultapossukerho'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.