U23 World League

Andrés Murillo
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alfred Samuelsson started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Saint Glenn Gothenburg getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Tobias Säv hit a great ball. When Caradaro Rossell came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Tapa Red F.C fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Caradaro Rossell couldn't finish the play. Saverio Baamonde charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Saverio Baamonde the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Tapa Red F.C's Saverio Baamonde got a free kick in the 10th minute. Tuncer Polathan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfred Samuelsson in the 12th minute of play. Harry Enegren's late challenge caught a Tapa Red F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Harry Enegren helped the player get up and apologised. In the 15th minute, Harry Enegren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Wictor Säf managed to avoid a goal in the 16thth minute, when Tapa Red F.C's Mariusz Pudzianowski fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 22 minutes into the match, Tapa Red F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Alfred Samuelsson came free, but Tuncer Polathan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Mariusz Pudzianowski came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Tapa Red F.C fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mariusz Pudzianowski couldn't finish the play. 26 minutes into the game, Tapa Red F.C's Mariusz Pudzianowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wictor Säf made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Wictor Säf made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Mariusz Pudzianowski sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Saint Glenn Gothenburg defense, Mariusz Pudzianowski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Wictor Säf. The Saint Glenn Gothenburg fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Wictor Säf should have stopped the shot. In the 43rd minute, Torbjörn Pil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mariusz Pudzianowski to make the kick off. Wictor Säf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kang Sen Xu, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Caradaro Rossell kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Georg Forsell managed to get in a good position for a shot. Saint Glenn Gothenburg's supporters rose to their feet, but Georg Forsell was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tuncer Polathan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Tapa Red F.C's zone, Georg Forsell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tuncer Polathan came out of the goal and Georg Forsell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jan Apelkvist hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute, Caradaro Rossell sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Saint Glenn Gothenburg's Wictor Säf didn't even have to move. The Tapa Red F.C fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when Tapa Red F.C's Mariusz Pudzianowski looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Kang Sen Xu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wictor Säf having to interfere. If Kang Sen Xu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 86 minutes of play, Tapa Red F.C's Mariusz Pudzianowski made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wictor Säf was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mariusz Pudzianowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wictor Säf stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mariusz Pudzianowski's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. When the referee ended the match the Tapa Red F.C players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.