U23 World League

3H Arena
Spectators: 7560 (Terracing: 5671, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Roch Covington got the match started through his kick off. Saul Holley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chad Pro in the 3rd minute of the match. Bryon Hendrix received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Fredrik Bäckström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roch Covington in the 9th minute of play forced Hawelka Himalayan High's goalkeeper Fredrik Bäckström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Adrian Bagge had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 14th minute, Adrian Bagge ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Saul Holley was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 18th minute, Hawelka Himalayan High's Adrian Bagge ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Saul Holley. Saul Holley yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Adrian Bagge scored 4-0 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Saul Holley, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Chad Pro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Saul Holley. That made the score 5-0 in the 30 minute of play. Jagiellonia Denver's Roch Covington got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 41 minutes into the game, Bryon Hendrix cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Fredrik Bäckström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 45 minutes into the game, Hawelka Himalayan High's Adrian Bagge nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Saul Holley made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 6-1.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adrian Bagge in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Saul Holley prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 52nd minute Chad Pro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saul Holley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edwin Ivarsson charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edwin Ivarsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 53rd match minute, Hawelka Himalayan High was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edwin Ivarsson to maneuver through the defense. When Bryon Hendrix came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Jagiellonia Denver 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 Bryon Hendrix couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Jagiellonia Denver booed when Hawelka Himalayan High was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karl-Erik Collin didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Jagiellonia Denver defense, Adrian Bagge kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Saul Holley. The Jagiellonia Denver fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Saul Holley should have stopped the shot. 67 minutes into the match, Hawelka Himalayan High's goalkeeper Fredrik Bäckström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roch Covington. In the 74th minute, Adrian Bagge left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hawelka Himalayan High fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-1. 76 minutes into the game, Hawelka Himalayan High's Adrian Bagge nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Saul Holley made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-1. Bryon Hendrix fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fredrik Bäckström having to interfere. Hawelka Himalayan High's Fredrik Bäckström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Hawelka Himalayan High from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the Jagiellonia Denver defense, Adrian Bagge kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Saul Holley. The Jagiellonia Denver fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Saul Holley should have stopped the shot.