U23 World League

66° North Stadium
Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) Altar SK 1283's Kai Havertz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Henry Blom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wojciech Pracki in the 3rd minute of the match. Wojciech Pracki took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Henry Blom. Henry Blom dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Polar Ice Caps's Henry Blom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kai Havertz in the 11th minute of play. After 12 played minutes Maximiliano Eron rounded Altar SK 1283's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Altar SK 1283's goalkeeper Batuhan Yalazan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Wojciech Pracki's late challenge caught a Polar Ice Caps's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wojciech Pracki helped the player get up and apologised. In the 21st minute, Wojciech Pracki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wiktor Ugla hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 31 minutes into the match, Wojciech Pracki notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Polar Ice Caps's Henry Blom. Henry Blom 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 Wojciech Pracki in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Henry Blom prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Henry Blom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis-Alfredo Amorebieta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by Polar Ice Caps's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Petrică Lamru was slow to take the kick. During this time Altar SK 1283's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Petrică Lamru almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Polar Ice Caps's Henry Blom did a great save.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maximiliano Eron made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Eron in the 55th minute of play forced Altar SK 1283's goalkeeper Batuhan Yalazan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes in the game Petrică Lamru did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Wojciech Pracki. 63 minutes into the game, Maximiliano Eron cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Batuhan Yalazan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Stellan Sellberg hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. The long shot by Petrică Lamru in the 68th minute really tested Henry Blom's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 69th minute Kai Havertz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henry Blom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 71 minutes, Stellan Sellberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Polar Ice Caps and the Altar SK 1283 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 71 played minutes Polar Ice Caps got a freekick which was hit by Stellan Sellberg. In the 72nd match minute, Polar Ice Caps was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dennis Malmberg to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th minute Altar SK 1283 were awarded a corner. Petrică Lamru went to the cornerflag to take it. Henry Blom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Balaban Ungur in the 80th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wojciech Pracki in the 82nd minute of play forced Polar Ice Caps's goalkeeper Henry Blom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wojciech Pracki in the 83rd minute of play forced Polar Ice Caps's goalkeeper Henry Blom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 83 minutes of play, Altar SK 1283's Wojciech Pracki made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Henry Blom was left in no man's land by his defense there! Maximiliano Eron recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Altar SK 1283 getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Aykut Özkutay hit a great ball. Altar SK 1283's Batuhan Yalazan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximiliano Eron in the 92nd minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Altar SK 1283 left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Polar Ice Caps.