U23 World League

Olympia
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Igor Maley made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Di Röe's Thomas Sjöström got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Bedih Rafet kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Igor Maley in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hans Österlund prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Hans Österlund came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by STORM's Igor Maley. But to his dismay, Igor Maley quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Ruslan Gavrilenkov made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Zinédine Židan sent off a good shot on target. When Di Röe's Arnaldo da Fonseca in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye STORM's goalie prevented a goal. 23 minutes into the match, STORM's goalkeeper Ruslan Gavrilenkov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gerard Tan. After 24 minutes STORM's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kent Gunnarsson who took care of the corner kick. Kent Gunnarsson made a great header on Di Röe's corner, it was just that STORM's Ruslan Gavrilenkov managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 26th minute Arnaldo da Fonseca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruslan Gavrilenkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hans Österlund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rostislav Zaitsev, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. A collision led to STORM getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Aleksey Klinkovskiy hit a great ball. Gerard Tan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 38 minutes into the match, STORM's goal looked a bit too open when Gerard Tan came free, but Ruslan Gavrilenkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 44th minute, Gerard Tan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ruslan Gavrilenkov was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arnaldo da Fonseca to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Gerard Tan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruslan Gavrilenkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Di Röe's Arnaldo da Fonseca in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye STORM's goalie prevented a goal. After 54 minutes, Arnaldo da Fonseca made it 4-1 with a short kick to the right side. STORM's Ruslan Gavrilenkov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Hans Österlund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonid Alferov in the 58th minute of the match. Leonid Alferov struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Hans Österlund didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for STORM. Hans Österlund made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Igor Maley sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Di Röe booed when STORM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleksandr Schukin didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marc Eklund during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in Di Röe's zone, Nikolay Ananichev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hans Österlund came out of the goal and Nikolay Ananichev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. STORM made a substitution. Yaroslav Komarov replaced Filipp Chkalov. Di Röe's Hans Österlund proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Di Röe from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaldo da Fonseca in the 76th minute of play forced STORM's goalkeeper Ruslan Gavrilenkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hans Österlund made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Leonid Alferov sent off a good shot on target. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind STORM's goalkeeper Ruslan Gavrilenkov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ruslan Gavrilenkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerard Tan in the 87th minute of the match. Ruslan Gavrilenkov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mikael Lundin went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. Di Röe's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.