U21 World League

Gladde-ArenA
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Göran Sundén started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind IFK Gladdarna's goalkeeper Rickard Jakobsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 8 minutes IFK Gladdarna's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Julio Dei who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Julio Dei almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but IFK Gladdarna's Rickard Jakobsson did a great save. After 11 minutes IFK Gladdarna's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Julio Dei who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Donald Tusk almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but IFK Gladdarna's Rickard Jakobsson did a great save. The supporters of IFK Gladdarna booed when AC Ony was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Feng Qian Chao didn't get a good kick on the ball. When AC Ony's Ciprian Milan in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye IFK Gladdarna's goalie prevented a goal. In the 20th minute, Julio Dei made a precise shot to the right of Rickard Jakobsson. IFK Gladdarna's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Cisco Rubial took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Göran Sundén, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rickard Jakobsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donald Tusk in the 29th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the match, IFK Gladdarna's goal looked a bit too open when Ciprian Milan came free, but Rickard Jakobsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rdth minute of the game Donald Tusk who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but IFK Gladdarna's Rickard Jakobsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the IFK Gladdarna defense, Shi Jian Song kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rickard Jakobsson. The IFK Gladdarna fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rickard Jakobsson should have stopped the shot. After having played for 39 minutes, Ciprian Milan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC Ony's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ciprian Milan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Jian Song in the 40th minute of play forced IFK Gladdarna's goalkeeper Rickard Jakobsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Donald Tusk succeeded in the game's 42nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donald Tusk in the 48th minute of play forced IFK Gladdarna's goalkeeper Rickard Jakobsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half AC Ony were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ciprian Milan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Feng Qian Chao received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Rickard Jakobsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 55 minutes, Shi Jian Song mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AC Ony and the IFK Gladdarna players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to AC Ony getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Shi Jian Song hit a great ball. Cisco Rubial made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Göran Sundén in the 59th minute of play. Rickard Jakobsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Donald Tusk in the 62nd minute. In the 64th minute Donald Tusk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rickard Jakobsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rickard Jakobsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donald Tusk in the 66th minute of the match. With a little luck, IFK Gladdarna's Rickard Jakobsson got control of the ball when Ciprian Milan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Filiph Boström kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. AC Ony's Mihai Lixandru was substituted for Feng Qian Chao. A collision led to IFK Gladdarna getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Filiph Boström hit a great ball. Ferdinand Chivulescu hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. IFK Gladdarna's Rickard Jakobsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciprian Milan in the 82nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, IFK Gladdarna's Alex Olofsson got a free kick in the 83rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Shi Jian Song in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rickard Jakobsson saved IFK Gladdarna from getting behind. The AC Ony players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.