U23 World League

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Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 75) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Andy Västerberg kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andy Västerberg in the 3rd minute of play forced FC LongeR's goalkeeper Czeslaw Luty to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the match, Czeslaw Czeszyk had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vilgot Tolsson. Forsa IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Czeslaw Czeszyk was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After some careless play in the Forsa IF defense, Ignacy Percha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vilgot Tolsson. The Forsa IF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vilgot Tolsson should have stopped the shot. After 14 minutes, Urban Uter mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Forsa IF and the FC LongeR players grew even worse after the yellow card. Urban Uter hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andy Västerberg during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of FC LongeR booed when Forsa IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andy Västerberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Izydor Bierfass hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. 24 minutes into the game, FC LongeR's Czeslaw Czeszyk nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vilgot Tolsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Czeslaw Luty was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Yngve Thidén showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 27 minute of play. Czeslaw Luty showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yngve Thidén, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Vilgot Tolsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zygmunt Dynda in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zygmunt Dynda in the 36th minute of play forced Forsa IF's goalkeeper Vilgot Tolsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zygmunt Dynda in the 37th minute of play forced Forsa IF's goalkeeper Vilgot Tolsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vilgot Tolsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zygmunt Dynda, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. 43 minutes into the match, Forsa IF's goal looked a bit too open when Maksymilian Anszczak came free, but Vilgot Tolsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute Maksymilian Anszczak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vilgot Tolsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half FC LongeR were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Ignacy Percha made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Ignacy Percha reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Vilgot Tolsson. The goal made the score 1-4. Ignacy Percha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vilgot Tolsson having to make a save. In the 57th match minute, Forsa IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yngve Thidén to maneuver through the defense. During the 58th minute of the match Andy Västerberg completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Andy Västerberg a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 59 played minutes Forsa IF got a freekick which was hit by Andy Västerberg. With a little luck, Forsa IF's Vilgot Tolsson got control of the ball when Zygmunt Dynda tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 69th minute, Ted Lenberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st match minute, Forsa IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Urban Uter to maneuver through the defense. Vilgot Tolsson was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Kajetan Pionek. Czeslaw Luty showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yngve Thidén in the 76th minute of the match. Forsa IF's Vilgot Tolsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Forsa IF from getting a goal against them. Czeslaw Luty took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yngve Thidén, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Czeslaw Czeszyk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vilgot Tolsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wit Gaszynski in the 84th minute of play. After 85 played minutes FC LongeR got a freekick which was hit by Izydor Bierfass. Henry Strömbom, 85 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Vilgot Tolsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Maksymilian Anszczak went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. If Ted Lenberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Forsa IF supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching FC LongeR's performance. The match ended with a win for FC LongeR.