U21 World League

S y D Serengueti
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Vladimiro Pirro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Johan Hedlund's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Petter Fransson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeronimo Tebaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Petter Fransson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeronimo Tebaldo in the 17th minute of play. After 18 played minutes Malmö White Knights got a freekick which was hit by Adam Wik. If Herman Björck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Herman Björck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Johan Hedlund in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vladimiro Pirro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 35th minute Herman Björck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimiro Pirro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The throw-in from Hugo Sabin in the 39th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Malmö White Knights's Adam Wik. A collision led to Malmö White Knights getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Melker Wenerdahl hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Real Academia Serengetti's Jeronimo Tebaldo got a free kick in the 43rd minute. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jeronimo Tebaldo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 62nd minute of the game Donato Cai made a throw-in which Celso Vimaro played forward. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Johan Hedlund in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vladimiro Pirro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Johan Hedlund recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 72nd minute, Johan Hedlund got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Herman Björck charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Herman Björck the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vladimiro Pirro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Johan Hedlund showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 82 minute of play. Vladimiro Pirro came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Malmö White Knights's Johan Hedlund. But to his dismay, Johan Hedlund quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Vladimiro Pirro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Johan Hedlund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vladimiro Pirro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Johan Hedlund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Malmö White Knights eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.