U23 World League

Lokomotiv
Spectators: 7665 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Benny Salah started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Benny Salah in the 5thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nikulás Benediktsson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 10 minutes into the game, Lauta Army's Benny Salah nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nikulás Benediktsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. After 15 played minutes Club Vertigo got a freekick which was hit by Anton Stolnicu. Lauta Army's Benny Salah was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 16th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. When the match clock showed 20 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Benny Salah sped through Club Vertigo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nikulás Benediktsson. A collision led to Lauta Army getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Zhou Yan Feng hit a great ball. Nikulás Benediktsson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Seoirse McJon showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 5-0 in the 29 minute of play. In the 32ndth minute of the game Benny Salah who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Club Vertigo's Nikulás Benediktsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Benny Salah in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nikulás Benediktsson saved Club Vertigo from getting behind. 34 minutes into the match, Club Vertigo's goalkeeper Nikulás Benediktsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benny Salah. Benny Salah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nikulás Benediktsson having to interfere. In the 37th minute Seoirse McJon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikulás Benediktsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Club Vertigo's Nikulás Benediktsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Club Vertigo from getting a goal against them. After 43 minutes Club Vertigo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rhesos Theodoratos who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Rhesos Theodoratos almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Club Vertigo's Nikulás Benediktsson did a great save. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sabin Corcoveanu to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Club Vertigo's Romeo Galiceanu got a free kick in the 51st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Club Vertigo's zone, Benny Salah stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nikulás Benediktsson came out of the goal and Benny Salah tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 53 minutes into the game, Lauta Army's Benny Salah nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nikulás Benediktsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Benny Salah in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nikulás Benediktsson saved Club Vertigo from getting behind. In the 58th minute Benny Salah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikulás Benediktsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute of the match Lauta Army got a corner. Club Vertigo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rhesos Theodoratos ran over to the corner to take the kick. Seoirse McJon scored 8-0 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nikulás Benediktsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benny Salah in the 65th minute of play forced Club Vertigo's goalkeeper Nikulás Benediktsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Seoirse McJon in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nikulás Benediktsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Club Vertigo getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Mădălin Nicolau hit a great ball. Nikulás Benediktsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Seoirse McJon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Lauta Army fans' excitement grew in the 76th match minute when Lauta Army's Benny Salah looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 10-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Nikulás Benediktsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benny Salah in the 79th minute of the match. Nikulás Benediktsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benny Salah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benny Salah in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nikulás Benediktsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 84 minutes of play, Lauta Army's Zhou Yan Feng made it 11-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nikulás Benediktsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Club Vertigo's goalkeeper Nikulás Benediktsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dumitru Teodoroiu hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Lauta Army walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.