U23 World League

Leeton Park
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Paz Gledden started the match with the kick off. Paz Gledden fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcus Svanér having to interfere. Paz Gledden received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Marcus Svanér tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paz Gledden in the 10th minute of play forced Eleven Nation Army's goalkeeper Marcus Svanér to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcus Svanér was a little too slow when Blade Pincini got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 15th minute. The score was now 2-0. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Leeton United FC's goalkeeper Downing Mueller, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marcus Svanér showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Blade Pincini, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 22nd match minute, Leeton United FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peter Loch to maneuver through the defense. Alan Dollamore kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Marcus Svanér showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paz Gledden, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carson Sobezak in the 39th minute of play forced Eleven Nation Army's goalkeeper Marcus Svanér to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 40 played minutes Leeton United FC got a freekick which was hit by Kent Allan. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Karl-Magnus Spetz to make the kick off. In the 53rdth minute of the game Paz Gledden who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Eleven Nation Army's Marcus Svanér was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Downing Mueller took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sune Nilsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paz Gledden received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Marcus Svanér tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 60 minutes into the game, Paz Gledden cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Marcus Svanér was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paz Gledden in the 62nd minute of play forced Eleven Nation Army's goalkeeper Marcus Svanér to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcus Svanér showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Blade Pincini in the 64th minute of the match. Marcus Svanér showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paz Gledden in the 66th minute of the match. In the 71st match minute, Eleven Nation Army was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven Uter to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 72 minutes, Alan Dollamore managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Leeton United FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alan Dollamore was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match clock showed 74 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Paz Gledden sped through Eleven Nation Army's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marcus Svanér. Sven Uter struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Downing Mueller didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Eleven Nation Army. When Leeton United FC's Paz Gledden in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Eleven Nation Army's goalie prevented a goal. 79 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's goal looked a bit too open when Blade Pincini came free, but Marcus Svanér reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcus Svanér stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paz Gledden's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. In the 82nd minute Leeton United FC were awarded a corner. Kent Allan went to the cornerflag to take it. Alan Dollamore made a great header on Leeton United FC's corner, it was just that Eleven Nation Army's Marcus Svanér managed to reach the ball for a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Paz Gledden in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcus Svanér prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Leeton United FC's Paz Gledden in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Eleven Nation Army's goalie prevented a goal. In the 89th minute, Alan Dollamore hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 91 minutes into the match, Carson Sobezak notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Eleven Nation Army's Marcus Svanér. Marcus Svanér was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Leeton United FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Eleven Nation Army had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.