U23 World League

Pissgröts IP
Spectators: 7736 (Terracing: 5803, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Granicerul's Remus Vuia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Granicerul from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebiu Ianculescu in the 8th minute of play forced FC Blueskatterna's goalkeeper Ivan Rolandsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jack Ares in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ivan Rolandsson saved FC Blueskatterna from getting behind. Remus Vuia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Kjellqvist in the 15th minute of play. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by Granicerul's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Greger Rudkvist was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Blueskatterna's players had a chance to rest. 18 minutes into the match, Granicerul's goal looked a bit too open when Greger Rudkvist came free, but Remus Vuia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 19 minutes, Greger Rudkvist mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Blueskatterna and the Granicerul players grew even worse after the yellow card. Greger Rudkvist kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebiu Ianculescu in the 27th minute of play forced FC Blueskatterna's goalkeeper Ivan Rolandsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the match, Granicerul's goalkeeper Remus Vuia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Greger Rudkvist. Ivan Rolandsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusebiu Ianculescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Ivan Rolandsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iordache Ioneasa, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Remus Vuia made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Karl-Johan Dahlberg sent off a good shot on target. 45 minutes into the match, Jack Ares had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ivan Rolandsson. FC Blueskatterna's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jack Ares was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Karl-Johan Dahlberg was the one to do the kick off. Christian Kjellqvist struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Remus Vuia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Blueskatterna. Hannes Sandström hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Remus Vuia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Christian Kjellqvist went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 62nd minute Karl-Johan Dahlberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Remus Vuia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Greger Rudkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Esbjörn Hybbert kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Esbjörn Hybbert kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. FC Blueskatterna's Ivan Rolandsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jack Ares in the 73rd minute of play. Remus Vuia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Kjellqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After 77 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Granicerul! In the 79th minute there was a penalty for FC Blueskatterna. Greger Rudkvist stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Remus Vuia. 2-1. After a rather tough play, Granicerul's Iordache Ioneasa got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Codrin Olaru's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ivan Rolandsson firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 97th minute of the match, Codrin Olaru got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ivan Rolandsson was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. FC Blueskatterna's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.