U23 World League

Das Freudenhaus
Spectators: 7709 (Terracing: 5783, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jerry Nord took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute of the match Benjamin Persson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zula Nieuzyla showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Zula Nieuzyla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dag Norberg in the 12th minute of play. Zula Nieuzyla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dag Norberg in the 17th minute of play. Ingvar Beckström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zachariasz Mindykowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 20th minute Queens of Lublin were awarded a corner. Juliusz Kisiel went to the cornerflag to take it. Zula Nieuzyla made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benjamin Persson in the 22nd minute. With a little luck, Queens of Lublin's Zula Nieuzyla got control of the ball when Benjamin Persson tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Queens of Lublin getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Ale Dzik hit a great ball. Doffes Damer's Benjamin Persson shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 26th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Zula Nieuzyla but with some difficulty. In the 31st minute, Jerry Nord made a precise shot to the right of Zula Nieuzyla. Queens of Lublin's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After 44 minutes, Ingvar Högström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Doffes Damer and the Queens of Lublin players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 46 played minutes Doffes Damer got a freekick which was hit by Ingvar Högström. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wlodzimierz Lubanski to strike the kick off in the second half. Ingvar Beckström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zachariasz Mindykowski in the 52nd minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 52 minutes, Ingvar Beckström successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 55th match minute, Doffes Damer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dag Norberg to maneuver through the defense. After 56 played minutes Queens of Lublin got a freekick which was hit by Ale Drewniak. 62 minutes into the match, Doffes Damer's goal looked a bit too open when Andrzej Pop came free, but Ingvar Beckström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 65th minute Wlodzimierz Lubanski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ingvar Beckström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wlodzimierz Lubanski got free with Ingvar Beckström in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 72 played minutes Doffes Damer got a freekick which was hit by Anders Bjursell. A collision led to Queens of Lublin getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Ale Drewniak hit a great ball. Ale Dzik hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Jerry Nord put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Zula Nieuzyla. Dag Norberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zula Nieuzyla having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Doffes Damer fans cheered their team off the field, for while Queens of Lublin had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.