U21 World League

Ekebyvallen
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Chrisostomos Bourdas made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, Börge Sjöberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stratos Lagonikakis. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Börge Sjöberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Bloodthirsty FC's Lars-Erik Forsberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Akis Romanidis in the 9th minute of play. Odysseas Michelakis's late challenge caught a Bloodthirsty FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Odysseas Michelakis helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to tHe SOnS of rAGnar getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Odysseas Michelakis hit a great ball. Odysseas Michelakis got his second yellow card in the match during the 17th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 18th match minute, tHe SOnS of rAGnar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Odysseas Michelakis to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Siggman in the 19th minute of play forced tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goalkeeper Stratos Lagonikakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Börge Sjöberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bloodthirsty FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Börge Sjöberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stratos Lagonikakis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lars-Erik Forsberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Akis Romanidis in the 25th minute of play. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Stratos Lagonikakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Börge Sjöberg in the 30th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Bloodthirsty FC's Olov Hellström got a free kick in the 32nd minute. 34 minutes into the match, Bloodthirsty FC's goal looked a bit too open when Chrisostomos Bourdas came free, but Lars-Erik Forsberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olov Hellström kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Bloodthirsty FC's Olov Hellström got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Lars-Erik Forsberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chrisostomos Bourdas in the 44th minute of the match. In the 46th minute of the match Thanos Kotitsas sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lars-Erik Forsberg skillfully saved the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The crowd rose to their feet as Chrisostomos Bourdas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lars-Erik Forsberg. That made the score 1-1 in the 53 minute of play. The supporters of tHe SOnS of rAGnar booed when Bloodthirsty FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Börge Sjöberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Börge Sjöberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stratos Lagonikakis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Börge Sjöberg ran back to his position shaking his head. If Tomas Siggman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute, Theofilos Zaninos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Börge Sjöberg hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 68th match minute, tHe SOnS of rAGnar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Theofilos Zaninos to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of tHe SOnS of rAGnar booed when Bloodthirsty FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kent Bäcklin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lars-Erik Forsberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chrisostomos Bourdas in the 72nd minute of play. Stratos Lagonikakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Siggman, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 84th minute, Börge Sjöberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bloodthirsty FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. If Kent Bäcklin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bloodthirsty FC made a substitution. Kristian Nordström replaced Eddie Jernberg. Bloodthirsty FC's Bengt-Arne Svanberg was substituted for Olov Hellström. Markus Frykberg kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. A collision led to Bloodthirsty FC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Bengt-Arne Svanberg hit a great ball. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Bloodthirsty FC had won, even though tHe SOnS of rAGnar had held more of the ball.