U23 World League

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Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mati Adamski made the kick off which started today's match. Sven Broman struck a weak shot in the 2nd minute. Josh Ben-Ari didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Oskars Glada Gäng. André Gustafsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simeon Zibak in the 8th minute of play. After having played for 12 minutes, Fu Shu Xuan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Oskars Glada Gäng's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fu Shu Xuan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jan Jansson did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Josh Ben-Ari 14 minutes into the match. Josh Ben-Ari made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Sven Broman sent off a good shot on target. Jan Jansson in the 18thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Josh Ben-Ari, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Josh Ben-Ari acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 22nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Tommy Örtlund. When Oskars Glada Gäng's Jan Jansson in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Maccabi Netanya's goalie prevented a goal. 26 minutes into the match, Jan Jansson notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Maccabi Netanya's Josh Ben-Ari. Josh Ben-Ari was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The long shot by Gottfrid Fredriksson in the 29th minute really tested Josh Ben-Ari's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Jan Jansson who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 30thth minute tested the skills of Josh Ben-Ari when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 31st minute, Maccabi Netanya's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Börje Hammarström fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. A collision led to Maccabi Netanya getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Yoshafat Zilberman hit a great ball. Josh Ben-Ari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Jansson in the 38th minute of the match. If Raz Factor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Josh Ben-Ari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Jansson in the 47th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The supporters of Maccabi Netanya booed when Oskars Glada Gäng was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfred Björklund didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Jan Jansson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Josh Ben-Ari was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Oskars Glada Gäng's André Gustafsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simeon Zibak in the 54th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Oskars Glada Gäng's goal looked a bit too open when Raz Factor came free, but André Gustafsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Josh Ben-Ari stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jan Jansson's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. Binyamin Noam hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Fu Shu Xuan hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Oskars Glada Gäng's André Gustafsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Oskars Glada Gäng from getting a goal against them. Josh Ben-Ari showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fu Shu Xuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. If Simeon Zibak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 75th minute, Maccabi Netanya's Simeon Zibak dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. After 78 minutes of play, Maccabi Netanya's Mati Adamski made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. André Gustafsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Josh Ben-Ari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fu Shu Xuan in the 85th minute of play.