U21 World League

Anfield Road
Spectators: 8200 (Terracing: 6150, Seating: 1886, VIP seats: 164) Thierry Henry made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bogdan Bogdanović in the 5th minute of play forced Pihl United's goalkeeper Nils-Åke Simonsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute Anuhrada Sandhar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils-Åke Simonsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nils-Åke Simonsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bogdan Bogdanović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marin Ciulei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Nils-Åke Simonsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 15 minutes into the match, Pihl United's goal looked a bit too open when Edmund Piszczor came free, but Nils-Åke Simonsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 20 minutes Pihl United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Anuhrada Sandhar who took care of the corner kick. Nils-Åke Simonsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bogdan Bogdanović's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmund Piszczor in the 25th minute of play forced Pihl United's goalkeeper Nils-Åke Simonsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bogdan Bogdanović blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nils-Åke Simonsson having to make a save. Nils-Åke Simonsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bogdan Bogdanović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Club 23's Bogdan Bogdanović in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pihl United's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Söderquist in the 40th minute of play forced Club 23's goalkeeper Nistor Porumbescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bogdan Bogdanović in the 46th minute of play forced Pihl United's goalkeeper Nils-Åke Simonsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bogdan Bogdanović stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Marin Ciulei kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Edmund Piszczor got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Club 23's Nistor Porumbescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonardo Söderquist in the 59th minute of play. Edmund Piszczor kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. After 71 played minutes Pihl United got a freekick which was hit by Leonardo Söderquist. Bogdan Bogdanović could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Nils-Åke Simonsson made a huge save. In the 80th match minute, Pihl United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Holmgren to maneuver through the defense. Bogdan Bogdanović scored 0-2 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nils-Åke Simonsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 87th match minute, Club 23 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Ştoia to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute of the match Anton Gallberg shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nistor Porumbescu showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Pihl United's goalkeeper Nils-Åke Simonsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bogdan Bogdanović. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bogdan Bogdanović in the 91st minute of play forced Pihl United's goalkeeper Nils-Åke Simonsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Pihl United's Robin Apelqvist got a free kick in the 92nd minute. In the 93rd minute of the match Anuhrada Sandhar sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nils-Åke Simonsson skillfully saved the ball. Nils-Åke Simonsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmund Piszczor in the 94th minute of the match. 95 minutes into the match, Bogdan Bogdanović had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nils-Åke Simonsson. Pihl United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bogdan Bogdanović was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Club 23 played a much better game than Pihl United and deserved their victory. The Pihl United players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.