U23 World League

Perry Hall Park
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kent Gunnarsson took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Barr Point's goal looked a bit too open when Kent Gunnarsson came free, but Jude Bonham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oscar Näfver sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 8 played minutes Terra Scaniae got a freekick which was hit by Einar Felin. In a very dangerous position, a player in Terra Scaniae fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 11th minute. Penalty! Terra Scaniae:s Khodadad Khan showed great skill when he stopped Jamal Dobson:s penalty. In the 12th minute, Jamal Dobson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Barr Point fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Anders Lingren made a great header on Terra Scaniae's corner, it was just that Barr Point's Jude Bonham managed to reach the ball for a save. Jude Bonham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kent Gunnarsson in the 22nd minute of the match. Jude Bonham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kent Gunnarsson in the 23rd minute of play. When Kent Gunnarsson came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Terra Scaniae 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 Kent Gunnarsson couldn't finish the play. Jude Bonham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kent Gunnarsson in the 32nd minute of the match. Barr Point's Jude Bonham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oscar Näfver in the 35th minute of play. If Den Newland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jamie Mayfield made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Jamie Mayfield shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khodadad Khan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Terra Scaniae's zone, Den Newland stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Khodadad Khan came out of the goal and Den Newland tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Anders Lingren succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 58th playminute. 61 minutes into the match, Barr Point's goalkeeper Jude Bonham had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anders Lingren. Jan Grubb received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Jude Bonham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Jan Grubb managed to get in a good position for a shot. Terra Scaniae's supporters rose to their feet, but Jan Grubb was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jude Bonham breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Den Newland's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Khodadad Khan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Barr Point's Brett Leeson got a free kick in the 68th minute. Einar Felin hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Khodadad Khan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jamie Mayfield in the 77th minute of play. If Den Newland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 87 minutes into the match, Kent Gunnarsson dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jude Bonham, 1-2. A collision led to Barr Point getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Den Newland hit a great ball. If Kent Gunnarsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match was over Terra Scaniae could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Barr Point throughout the match.