U21 World League

Olympia
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ramon Richie took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Norrlands Athen's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Ixaka came free, but Kent Backman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kent Backman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Mon, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Kent Backman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Ixaka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodrigo Ixaka scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kent Backman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kent Backman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeronimo Frances in the 10th minute of play. If Rodrigo Ixaka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Rickard Andreasson fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Norrlands Athen's protests and gave Rickard Andreasson a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Norrlands Athen getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Rickard Andreasson hit a great ball. Kent Backman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeronimo Frances in the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Felix Mon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kent Backman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 21 played minutes Norrlands Athen got a freekick which was hit by Josef Lundhberg. 22 minutes into the match, BeBeDoReS EnTrEnaDoS's Jeronimo Frances broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 25 minutes into the game, Felix Mon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Kent Backman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the Norrlands Athen defense, Ramon Richie kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kent Backman. The Norrlands Athen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kent Backman should have stopped the shot. Kent Backman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeronimo Frances in the 34th minute of the match. Kent Backman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Ixaka in the 39th minute of the match. Kent Backman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Ixaka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gilbert Åkesson made a kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as BeBeDoReS EnTrEnaDoS's Felix Mon slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Kent Backman. That made the score 0-6 after 59 minutes of play. Kent Backman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jeronimo Frances went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. In the 68th minute Rodrigo Ixaka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kent Backman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 70 minutes into the game, Jeronimo Frances cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-8. Kent Backman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Norrlands Athen's Rickard Andreasson got a free kick in the 72nd minute. In the 74th minute, Agustin Etor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Norrlands Athen's Kent Backman got control of the ball when Jeronimo Frances tried to sneak it across the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Norrlands Athen's goalkeeper Kent Backman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felix Mon. Felix Mon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Kent Backman made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramon Richie in the 87th minute of play forced Norrlands Athen's goalkeeper Kent Backman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Ixaka in the 90th minute of play forced Norrlands Athen's goalkeeper Kent Backman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felix Mon received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Kent Backman came out and tried to block the shot, but Felix Mon slotted it home off the left post making it 0-9 in the 91st minute. After some careless play in the Norrlands Athen defense, Jeronimo Frances kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kent Backman. The Norrlands Athen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kent Backman should have stopped the shot. When the final whistle sounded BeBeDoReS EnTrEnaDoS left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Norrlands Athen.