U21 World League

San Siro
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tyler Byfield kicked off to start the match. After some careless play in the I Rossoneri defense, Tyler Byfield kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Richard Haraldsson. The I Rossoneri fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Richard Haraldsson should have stopped the shot. When Ralf Swallow fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC ARK CS's protests and gave Ralf Swallow a yellow card for diving instead. Ralf Swallow kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. In the 15th minute, Tyler Byfield left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC ARK CS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Isaac Beesley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hans Apelqvist in the 21st minute of the match. With a little luck, FC ARK CS's Isaac Beesley got control of the ball when Almir Diamanti tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gaz Coleman kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. 29 minutes into the match, I Rossoneri's goal looked a bit too open when Ralf Swallow came free, but Richard Haraldsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Tyler Byfield came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the FC ARK CS 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 Tyler Byfield couldn't finish the play. Tyler Byfield sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Almir Diamanti to make the kick off. Gaz Coleman got his second yellow card in the match during the 54th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The I Rossoneri fans' excitement grew in the 56th match minute when I Rossoneri's Almir Diamanti looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 61st minute, Hans Apelqvist ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Isaac Beesley was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. In the 65th minute, Leonard Arvidsson made a precise shot to the right of Isaac Beesley. FC ARK CS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Almir Diamanti in the 71st minute of play forced FC ARK CS's goalkeeper Isaac Beesley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC ARK CS's Isaac Beesley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonard Arvidsson in the 79th minute of play. With a little luck, I Rossoneri's Richard Haraldsson got control of the ball when Tyler Byfield tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 87th play minute Tyler Byfield came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Richard Haraldsson. 3-3. The supporters of I Rossoneri booed when FC ARK CS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ralf Swallow didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th match minute, FC ARK CS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ralf Swallow to maneuver through the defense. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.