U23 World League

Stora Valla
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Juventus EC's Yuri Alberto started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 6th minute Yuri Alberto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Håkan Botvidsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Serafim Bittencourt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as IFK Kik's Ludwig Överman slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mateus de Senna. That made the score 1-0 after 9 minutes of play. Mateus de Senna came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by IFK Kik's Ludwig Överman. But to his dismay, Ludwig Överman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. After some careless play in the IFK Kik defense, Serafim Bittencourt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Håkan Botvidsson. The IFK Kik fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Håkan Botvidsson should have stopped the shot. Vilhelm Martinsson hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lennart Vallman in the 38th minute of play forced Juventus EC's goalkeeper Mateus de Senna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sixten Lund kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. 42 minutes into the game, Ludwig Överman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. IFK Kik's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Juventus EC the free kick. After 42 played minutes IFK Kik got a freekick which was hit by Ludwig Överman. Håkan Botvidsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ediberto Mandrak in the 44th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sixten Lund to make the kick off. In the 54th minute Fritz Ugla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mateus de Senna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mateus de Senna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ludwig Överman in the 55th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, IFK Kik's goalkeeper Håkan Botvidsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Enéas Urbano. Juventus EC's Mateus de Senna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lennart Vallman in the 60th minute of play. Yuri Alberto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Håkan Botvidsson made a huge save. In the 63rd minute, IFK Kik's Fabian Axelsson seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Fabian Axelsson the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of IFK Kik protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Fabian Axelsson had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frederico Recife in the 64th minute of play forced IFK Kik's goalkeeper Håkan Botvidsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mateus de Senna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lennart Vallman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in IFK Kik's zone, Ediberto Mandrak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Håkan Botvidsson came out of the goal and Ediberto Mandrak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yuri Alberto received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Håkan Botvidsson came out and tried to block the shot, but Yuri Alberto slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 79th minute. In the 83rd match minute, IFK Kik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sixten Lund to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th minute of the match Frederico Recife sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Håkan Botvidsson skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Juventus EC's Luiz Messi got a free kick in the 88th minute. When IFK Kik's Sixten Lund in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Juventus EC's goalie prevented a goal. Lennart Vallman hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Juventus EC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.