U23 World League

Gone With the Win
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joseph Allwright kicked off to start the match. Bajen Mucho FF's Ove Hjeltman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Bajen Mucho FF from getting a goal against them. After having played for 9 minutes, Lewis Piercy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gone With the Win's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lewis Piercy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Håkan Alströmer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hugh Wilkinson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kurt Tham in the 24th minute of play. After 26 played minutes Gone With the Win got a freekick which was hit by Stew Lonsdale. Kurt Tham struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Hugh Wilkinson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bajen Mucho FF. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kurt Tham in the 40th minute of play forced Gone With the Win's goalkeeper Hugh Wilkinson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute of the match Bajen Mucho FF got a corner. Gone With the Win's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Stig-Åke Uggstedt ran over to the corner to take the kick. Harry Pihlgren kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. 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.

In the 50th minute, Kurt Tham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Gone With the Win's Ian Browne got a free kick in the 54th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Wictor Ahlgren managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bajen Mucho FF's supporters rose to their feet, but Wictor Ahlgren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hugh Wilkinson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bajen Mucho FF's Håkan Alströmer got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hugh Wilkinson was out of position in the 66 minute of play, and Kurt Tham capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kurt Tham really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Hugh Wilkinson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Håkan Alströmer in the 69th minute of the match. Wictor Ahlgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kurt Tham in the 72nd minute of play forced Gone With the Win's goalkeeper Hugh Wilkinson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute of the match, Gunnar Törnqvist tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Hugh Wilkinson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Hugh Wilkinson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kurt Tham's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. In the 89th minute, Evert Gustafsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Gone With the Win getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Stew Lonsdale hit a great ball. Ove Hjeltman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joseph Allwright in the 95th minute of the match. When the match was over Bajen Mucho FF could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Gone With the Win throughout the match.