U23 World League

MOUNTAIN ARENA
Spectators: 7579 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Panagiotis Sousanis started the match with the kick off. If Emil Trulsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Lefteris Christodoulou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emil Trulsson in the 3rd minute of play. Snorre Snabb kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Trulsson in the 21st minute of play forced ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goalkeeper Lefteris Christodoulou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lefteris Christodoulou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jakob Koch, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 23rd minute Panagiotis Sousanis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kurt Ekberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. IFK Gladdarna's Jakob Koch got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Polybos Christofis charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Polybos Christofis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of IFK Gladdarna booed when ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Polybos Christofis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 30thth minute of the game Emil Trulsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Lefteris Christodoulou was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kurt Ekberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panagiotis Sousanis in the 31st minute of the match. When Simeon Lalagos fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's protests and gave Simeon Lalagos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 34th minute, Simeon Lalagos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lefteris Christodoulou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Trulsson in the 43rd minute of play. In the 44th minute of the match, Panagiotis Sousanis tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Kurt Ekberg saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Lefteris Christodoulou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Trulsson in the 46th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emil Trulsson was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, IFK Gladdarna's Emil Trulsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lefteris Christodoulou made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. After a defensive mix-up in ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's zone, Frans Koopmans stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lefteris Christodoulou came out of the goal and Frans Koopmans tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 58 minutes into the game, Emil Trulsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Lefteris Christodoulou was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 61 minutes into the game, Jakob Koch lined in a short shot 0-7 behind a frustrated Lefteris Christodoulou. 67 minutes in the game, Emil Trulsson dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. IFK Gladdarna's Kyle Walker was substituted for Robert Petersson. Emil Trulsson let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 78th minute shot 0-8 at rihgt post. Lefteris Christodoulou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Trulsson in the 81st minute of the match. Lefteris Christodoulou made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Emil Trulsson sent off a good shot on target. Lefteris Christodoulou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jakob Koch in the 84th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 89 minutes, the score became 0-9 when Emil Trulsson sped through ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Lefteris Christodoulou. Emil Trulsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Lefteris Christodoulou made a huge save. After 93 minutes ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Urbasa Sirvent who took care of the corner kick. After 94 minutes, Snorre Snabb mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the IFK Gladdarna and the ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, IFK Gladdarna's Snorre Snabb got a free kick in the 94th minute. When the final whistle sounded IFK Gladdarna left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ.