U23 World League

Stora Valla
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sixten Lund got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th match minute, IFK Kik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sixten Lund to maneuver through the defense. Håkan Botvidsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shane McSwen in the 10th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lennart Vallman during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Százhalombattai VUK SE booed when IFK Kik was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lennart Vallman didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 14 minutes, Róbert Sinkovits mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Százhalombattai VUK SE and the IFK Kik players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Százhalombattai VUK SE getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Róbert Sinkovits hit a great ball. A collision led to IFK Kik getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Fabian Axelsson hit a great ball. Håkan Botvidsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from József Tóth in the 20th minute of play. IFK Kik's Håkan Botvidsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Egon Sinka in the 26th minute of play. Håkan Botvidsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shane McSwen in the 32nd minute of the match. Håkan Botvidsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shane McSwen, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. 36 minutes into the match, Shane McSwen notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of IFK Kik's Håkan Botvidsson. Håkan Botvidsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Shane McSwen in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Håkan Botvidsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 41 minutes into the match, IFK Kik's goal looked a bit too open when Egon Sinka came free, but Håkan Botvidsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Håkan Botvidsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Egon Sinka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46thth minute of the game Shane McSwen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but IFK Kik's Håkan Botvidsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After the first half Százhalombattai VUK SE were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Shane McSwen was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Százhalombattai VUK SE's goalkeeper György Solti, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Shane McSwen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Håkan Botvidsson was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. The supporters of Százhalombattai VUK SE booed when IFK Kik was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabian Axelsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Egon Sinka in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Håkan Botvidsson saved IFK Kik from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Sixten Lund's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but György Solti was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Håkan Botvidsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Egon Sinka, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Ludwig Överman managed to get in a good position for a shot. IFK Kik's supporters rose to their feet, but Ludwig Överman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. György Solti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sixten Lund in the 93rd minute of play forced Százhalombattai VUK SE's goalkeeper György Solti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ludwig Överman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Százhalombattai VUK SE had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.