U23 World League

Estabovallen
Spectators: 7547 (Terracing: 5662, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Morgan Lundkvist started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Tuareg's goalkeeper Ippolit Nazarov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Morgan Lundkvist. If Timofey Naumenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th minute, Tuareg's Konstantin Kiryuhin seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Konstantin Kiryuhin the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Tuareg protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Konstantin Kiryuhin had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 12 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Tuareg! Leonid Noskov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patrik Alström having to interfere. If Morgan Lundkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 36 minutes, Morgan Lundkvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Åsbro Flåsegutter's supporters crossed their fingers, but Morgan Lundkvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Tuareg's Ippolit Nazarov got control of the ball when Thor Sjödin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ippolit Nazarov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Morgan Lundkvist in the 39th minute. Ippolit Nazarov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agne Carlsson in the 40th minute of the match. When Agne Carlsson came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Åsbro Flåsegutter 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 Agne Carlsson couldn't finish the play. Thor Sjödin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Ippolit Nazarov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tim Hellqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Timofey Naumenko made the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Tuareg defense, Thor Sjödin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ippolit Nazarov. The Tuareg fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ippolit Nazarov should have stopped the shot. When Åsbro Flåsegutter's Morgan Lundkvist in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tuareg's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Tuareg booed when Åsbro Flåsegutter was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Max Harlén didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anders Örn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 65th minute Leonid Noskov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrik Alström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ippolit Nazarov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Morgan Lundkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tuareg's Ippolit Nazarov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agne Carlsson in the 69th minute of play. Ippolit Nazarov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thor Sjödin went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. The supporters of Åsbro Flåsegutter booed when Tuareg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonid Noskov didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Timofey Naumenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Tim Hellqvist came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Åsbro Flåsegutter 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 Tim Hellqvist couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Åsbro Flåsegutter booed when Tuareg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lev Kalinin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thor Sjödin 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. Åsbro Flåsegutter's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.