U23 World League

A Gentle Touch Arena
Spectators: 7561 (Terracing: 5672, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ruben Romano kicked off to start the match. Sven Uter's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wade Stacy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Charlotte FC's Wade Stacy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sune Nilsson in the 5th minute of play. Charlotte FC's Wade Stacy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Charlotte FC from getting a goal against them. Karl-Magnus Spetz scored 1-0 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wade Stacy, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 19 minutes into the game, Hunter McKenna was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Charlotte FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Eleven Nation Army the free kick. Sven Uter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 24th match minute, Charlotte FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dwayne Corbett to maneuver through the defense. Wade Stacy made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Sune Nilsson sent off a good shot on target. In the 30th match minute, Eleven Nation Army was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven Uter to maneuver through the defense. Eleven Nation Army's Marcus Svanér played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cedric Frazier in the 31st minute of play. After 33 minutes Eleven Nation Army's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ruben Romano who took care of the corner kick. In the 33rd minute, Cedric Frazier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Charlotte FC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Dudley Vickers hit a great ball. Sven Uter kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. When Kaj Engström fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Eleven Nation Army's protests and gave Kaj Engström a yellow card for diving instead. In the 46th minute, Kaj Engström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 47 played minutes Charlotte FC got a freekick which was hit by Cedric Frazier. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After 52 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Charlotte FC! After some careless play in the Charlotte FC defense, Sven Uter kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Wade Stacy. The Charlotte FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Wade Stacy should have stopped the shot. Wade Stacy came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Eleven Nation Army's Sune Nilsson. But to his dismay, Sune Nilsson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. In the 61st match minute, Charlotte FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruben Romano to maneuver through the defense. In the 65th minute Cedric Frazier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Svanér saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th minute Sune Nilsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wade Stacy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wade Stacy came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Eleven Nation Army's Sven Uter. But to his dismay, Sven Uter quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. When the match clock showed 75 minutes, the score became 6-0 when Karl-Magnus Spetz sped through Charlotte FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Wade Stacy. 80 minutes into the match, Charlotte FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sune Nilsson came free, but Wade Stacy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wade Stacy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leo Fernström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 86 minutes into the match, Sune Nilsson notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Charlotte FC's Wade Stacy. Wade Stacy was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Karl-Magnus Spetz hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Wade Stacy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl-Magnus Spetz in the 92nd minute of play. Wade Stacy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sune Nilsson in the 97th minute of play.