U23 World League

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 7533 (Terracing: 5651, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) 3 minutes into the match, Sparta LKS's goal looked a bit too open when Brage Vetrhus came free, but Kacper Japola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nils-Christian Taksdal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 7 played minutes Sparta LKS got a freekick which was hit by Boruc Mazierski. Sylwester Trojanowski kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Brage Vetrhus put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Kacper Japola. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brage Vetrhus in the 18th minute of play forced Sparta LKS's goalkeeper Kacper Japola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kacper Japola didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when The Nerd Herd's Brage Vetrhus shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-3 in the ordered_time% minute. Igor Chuchro charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Igor Chuchro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 28 played minutes The Nerd Herd got a freekick which was hit by Ole-Petter Nistad. In the 30th minute of the match Wincent Pilarczyk shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Asmund Sjøberg showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of The Nerd Herd booed when Sparta LKS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boruc Mazierski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Brage Vetrhus might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kacper Japola. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Brage Vetrhus ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 38thth minute of the game Brage Vetrhus who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sparta LKS's Kacper Japola was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sparta LKS's Kacper Japola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brage Vetrhus in the 39th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Sparta LKS's Boruc Mazierski got a free kick in the 45th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Brage Vetrhus made a kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Boruc Mazierski in the 56th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by The Nerd Herd's Geir-Inge Torstensen. 60 minutes into the match, The Nerd Herd's Geir-Inge Torstensen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kacper Japola narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 61st minute, Boruc Mazierski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th minute, Brage Vetrhus made a precise shot to the right of Kacper Japola. Sparta LKS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Brage Vetrhus succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-5 in the 69th playminute. Ksawery Felenak kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Kacper Japola was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Bård Kjærvik. After some careless play in the Sparta LKS defense, Brage Vetrhus kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kacper Japola. The Sparta LKS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kacper Japola should have stopped the shot. Sparta LKS's Kacper Japola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geir-Inge Torstensen in the 78th minute of play. In the 81st minute of the match, Brage Vetrhus got a very nice opportunity to score, but Kacper Japola was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 82 played minutes Sparta LKS got a freekick which was hit by Boruc Mazierski. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Brage Vetrhus put it in 0-7 from a short distance just to the right of Kacper Japola. If Brage Vetrhus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Brage Vetrhus struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Kacper Japola didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Nerd Herd. If Geir-Inge Torstensen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bård Kjærvik in the 95th minute of play forced Sparta LKS's goalkeeper Kacper Japola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.