U21 World League

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Spectators: 7707 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aron Flinck kicked off to start the match. Birger Wassenius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Theofilos Stamatis in the 2nd minute of play. Telis Valsaris received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Birger Wassenius tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Svartvallstjärnens IF's Birger Wassenius proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Svartvallstjärnens IF from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Bennet in the 13th minute of play forced Pagos FC's goalkeeper Filippos Alexiadis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Bennet scored 0-1 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Filippos Alexiadis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Aron Flinck charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aron Flinck the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Birger Wassenius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theofilos Stamatis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Gerasimos Maros came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Pagos FC 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 Gerasimos Maros couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aron Flinck in the 24th minute of play forced Pagos FC's goalkeeper Filippos Alexiadis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 25 played minutes Pagos FC got a freekick which was hit by Kostas Karalexopoulos. In the 32nd minute, Telis Valsaris ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Birger Wassenius was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Birger Wassenius made an important save on a dangerous shot by Telis Valsaris in the 35th minute. In the 36th minute of the match Manolis Nikologiannis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Birger Wassenius showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 38th minute, Aron Flinck left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Svartvallstjärnens IF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Alekos Papachristou came free with the goalkeeper in the 46th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Birger Wassenius could save by the left post. 47 minutes into the match, Hans Lidman notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Pagos FC's Filippos Alexiadis. Filippos Alexiadis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Robin Mellbad during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Robin Mellbad hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Theofilos Stamatis hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Birger Wassenius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Telis Valsaris in the 55th minute of the match. After 59 minutes of play, Pagos FC's Telis Valsaris made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Birger Wassenius was left in no man's land by his defense there! 63 minutes into the game, Gerasimos Maros cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Birger Wassenius was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice moves Hans Lidman could shoot a difficult shot in the 67th minute, which Filippos Alexiadis however easily saved by the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tasos Staikos during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After some careless play in the Svartvallstjärnens IF defense, Alekos Papachristou kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Birger Wassenius. The Svartvallstjärnens IF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Birger Wassenius should have stopped the shot. Svartvallstjärnens IF's Birger Wassenius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alekos Papachristou in the 80th minute of play. Telis Valsaris succeeded in the game's 82nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 5-3. 86 minutes into the match, Svartvallstjärnens IF's goal looked a bit too open when Theofilos Stamatis came free, but Birger Wassenius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Viktor Björklund charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Viktor Björklund the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Pagos FC booed when Svartvallstjärnens IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Viktor Björklund didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Manolis Nikologiannis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pagos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Manolis Nikologiannis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Birger Wassenius breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pagos FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.