U23 World League

P. Strömberg Arena
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Van Field kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Folke Füllkrug got free with Desiderio Endura in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Van Field 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. When PP Plessydask's Folke Füllkrug in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SOUTH THUNDER's goalie prevented a goal. 9 minutes into the game, SOUTH THUNDER's Van Field nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elliot Fagrell made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Elliot Fagrell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Procopio in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Edgard Quintan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elliot Fagrell was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 17th minute, Van Field made a precise shot to the right of Elliot Fagrell. PP Plessydask's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 20th minute, Augusto Procopio got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Van Field took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elliot Fagrell. Elliot Fagrell dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Elliot Fagrell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Procopio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Niklas Larsson's late challenge caught a SOUTH THUNDER's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Niklas Larsson helped the player get up and apologised. 34 minutes into the game, Edgard Quintan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Elliot Fagrell was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 38 minutes into the match, PP Plessydask's goal looked a bit too open when Van Field came free, but Elliot Fagrell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 39 minutes, Boris Alegren mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PP Plessydask and the SOUTH THUNDER players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 39th match minute, PP Plessydask was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boris Alegren to maneuver through the defense. When SOUTH THUNDER's Van Field in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PP Plessydask's goalie prevented a goal. After the first half SOUTH THUNDER were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

SOUTH THUNDER's Edgard Quintan got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 54 minutes into the match, PP Plessydask's goal looked a bit too open when Van Field came free, but Elliot Fagrell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 61 minutes, Elliot Fagrell successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. SOUTH THUNDER were awarded a corner in the 62th minute after PP Plessydask's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Augusto Procopio took the corner. Elliot Fagrell made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Edgard Quintan sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the PP Plessydask defense, Van Field kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elliot Fagrell. The PP Plessydask fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elliot Fagrell should have stopped the shot. Niklas Larsson hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. After 72 played minutes Augusto Procopio scored with a long sweeping shot just to the left of Elliot Fagrell who was too lazy, 0-10. In the 80th minute, Augusto Procopio reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Elliot Fagrell. The goal made the score 0-12. If Folke Füllkrug had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 88th minute, Van Field made a precise shot to the right of Elliot Fagrell. PP Plessydask's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-13. An unexpectedly hard shot by Van Field in the 91st minute of play forced PP Plessydask's goalkeeper Elliot Fagrell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elliot Fagrell didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Van Field went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-15 was the resulting score. When the match was over SOUTH THUNDER could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than PP Plessydask throughout the match.