U23 World League

Saco FC
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Thorbjørn Engsholm started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Saco FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Thorbjørn Farler hit a great ball. Robert Manevski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thorbjørn Engsholm went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Jannich Brolyng stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ile Manojlovski's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. With a little luck, Red Bull Club's Robert Manevski got control of the ball when Gerhart Almlev tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 26thth minute of the game Atanas Živkov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Saco FC's Jannich Brolyng was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 30 played minutes Red Bull Club got a freekick which was hit by Lirim Atanasovski. A collision led to Saco FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Teis Lisbygd hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Atanas Živkov in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jannich Brolyng saved Saco FC from getting behind. 35 minutes into the match, Wolfgang Bartolini dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Robert Manevski, 3-0. With an all-out effort, Saco FC's Robert Manevski threw himself towards the right post 40 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Thorbjørn Engsholm, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 43rd minute of the match, Gerhart Almlev tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Robert Manevski saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Pierre Gurstov hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ile Manojlovski to make the kick off. Jannich Brolyng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ile Manojlovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Saco FC's Pierre Gurstov got a free kick in the 56th minute. If Atanas Živkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Atanas Živkov in the 60th minute of play forced Saco FC's goalkeeper Jannich Brolyng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thorbjørn Engsholm scored 4-0 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Robert Manevski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 69th minute, Thorbjørn Engsholm made a precise shot to the right of Robert Manevski. Red Bull Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Marko Veljanovski charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marko Veljanovski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Robert Manevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wolfgang Bartolini in the 82nd minute of the match. 87 minutes into the game, Villiam Slott was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Saco FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Red Bull Club the free kick. In the 87th match minute, Saco FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Villiam Slott to maneuver through the defense. Jannich Brolyng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ile Manojlovski in the 89th minute of the match. Jannich Brolyng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ile Manojlovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Robert Manevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thorbjørn Engsholm, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute.