U21 World League

Bellagio
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ingemar Sigman took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Ocean´s Eleven's Ingvar Hjortsberg got a free kick in the 13th minute. Zak Yang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andreas Viberg having to interfere. In the 17th minute, Ingvar Hjortsberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andreas Viberg came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Albirex Niigata FC's Mark Hock. But to his dismay, Mark Hock quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Ingemar Sigman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ocean´s Eleven's supporters rose to their feet, but Ingemar Sigman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dale Lim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 27 minutes into the game, Clive Politiek was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Albirex Niigata FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ocean´s Eleven the free kick. Clive Politiek hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Dale Lim made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Ingemar Sigman sent off a good shot on target. In the 30th match minute, Albirex Niigata FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mark Hock to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Ingvar Hjortsberg in the 31st minute really tested Dale Lim'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. After 37 played minutes Ocean´s Eleven got a freekick which was hit by Timmy Forsman. Nicholas Tan hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. 43 minutes into the match, Albirex Niigata FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ingemar Sigman came free, but Dale Lim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lamar Yang kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Hjalmar Wallmark hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Afiq Hsi from long distance, 55 minutes into the match, got Andreas Viberg's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Albirex Niigata FC's Zak Yang got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Clive Politiek kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Albirex Niigata FC defense, Ingemar Sigman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dale Lim. The Albirex Niigata FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dale Lim should have stopped the shot. Albirex Niigata FC's Dale Lim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Per Ekman in the 76th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Clive Politiek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kevin Julin charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kevin Julin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dale Lim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ingemar Sigman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dale Lim stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ingemar Sigman's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. After 93 played minutes Ocean´s Eleven got a freekick which was hit by Harry Dalberg. Ocean´s Eleven were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Albirex Niigata FC for a fine match.