U23 World League

Porjus Draknäste
Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) FC TSKALSADENI's Davit Andrzheevskiy started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ture Berglund didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Davit Andrzheevskiy went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. When Takha Abesadze fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC TSKALSADENI's protests and gave Takha Abesadze a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Porjus booed when FC TSKALSADENI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Takha Abesadze didn't get a good kick on the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Harry Forsberg dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Arsen Sulaberidze, 1-1. After a rather tough play, Porjus's Sven-Oskar Josefsson got a free kick in the 21st minute. With a little luck, FC TSKALSADENI's Arsen Sulaberidze got control of the ball when Douglas Ahlstedt tried to sneak it across the goal line. Davit Andrzheevskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ture Berglund having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Harry Forsberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anzor Levidze kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Douglas Ahlstedt came free with the goalkeeper in the 39th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Arsen Sulaberidze could save by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wesley Cabral got free with Arsen Sulaberidze in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arsen Sulaberidze made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wesley Cabral in the 44th minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, FC TSKALSADENI's goalkeeper Arsen Sulaberidze had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Douglas Ahlstedt. Porjus's Ture Berglund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Davit Andrzheevskiy in the 47th minute of play. When Harry Forsberg came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Porjus 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 Harry Forsberg couldn't finish the play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Wesley Cabral made a kick off. During the 52nd minute of the match Iason Alania completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Iason Alania a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to FC TSKALSADENI getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Iason Alania hit a great ball. 59 minutes into the game, Börje Smed cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Arsen Sulaberidze was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 63 minutes into the match, Harry Forsberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arsen Sulaberidze. FC TSKALSADENI's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Harry Forsberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. 65 minutes into the game, Kristoffer Telin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Porjus's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC TSKALSADENI the free kick. A collision led to Porjus getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Kristoffer Telin hit a great ball. Arsen Sulaberidze showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Börje Smed in the 71st minute of the match. After having played for 73 minutes, Harry Forsberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Porjus's supporters crossed their fingers, but Harry Forsberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. FC TSKALSADENI's Arsen Sulaberidze played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Douglas Ahlstedt in the 76th minute of play. 77 minutes into the game, Davit Andrzheevskiy cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-2. Ture Berglund was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wesley Cabral in the 80th minute of play forced FC TSKALSADENI's goalkeeper Arsen Sulaberidze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the game, Wesley Cabral cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-2. Arsen Sulaberidze was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harry Forsberg in the 87th minute of play forced FC TSKALSADENI's goalkeeper Arsen Sulaberidze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd match minute, Porjus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harry Forsberg to maneuver through the defense. Porjus's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.