U23 World League

V.Sofia
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Stig-Ove Axelsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 12 minutes into the match, ViHörs's goalkeeper Börge Isaksson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mădălin Vintilescu. In the 13th minute Stig-Ove Axelsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcel Noica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute, Emanuel Gustafsson made a precise shot to the right of Marcel Noica. Fc S.Zaharesti's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Johannes Lägdin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Emanuel Gustafsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Marcel Noica tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Emanuel Gustafsson came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the ViHörs 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 Emanuel Gustafsson couldn't finish the play. If Viorel Lelescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Johannes Lägdin struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Marcel Noica didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ViHörs. Johannes Lägdin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcel Noica read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johannes Lägdin in the 48th minute of play forced Fc S.Zaharesti's goalkeeper Marcel Noica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Fc S.Zaharesti players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ViHörs were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mădălin Vintilescu to make the kick off. Vilhelm Mårtensson charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vilhelm Mårtensson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vilhelm Mårtensson hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 57th minute Mădălin Vintilescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Börge Isaksson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fc S.Zaharesti's defense didn't have a chance, in the 61st minute, when Vilhelm Mårtensson scored to the left of an out of position Marcel Noica, making the score, 0-3. Johannes Lägdin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 68th minute, Johannes Lägdin fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Johannes Lägdin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vilhelm Mårtensson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 74th minute, ViHörs's Vilhelm Mårtensson ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Marcel Noica. Marcel Noica yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. In the 76th minute, Emanuel Gustafsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ViHörs fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Vilhelm Mårtensson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcel Noica having to interfere. Marcel Noica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Johannes Lägdin in the 82nd minute of the match. The Fc S.Zaharesti fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ViHörs were clearly better and deserved to take the win.