U21 World League

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Spectators: 8469 (Terracing: 6353, Seating: 1947, VIP seats: 169) Ball Pitt made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute, BK Nerysminne's Sven Vennerlund dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Levi Hanmark took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liam Appleton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Levi Hanmark took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liam Appleton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Levi Hanmark showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liam Appleton, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven Vennerlund in the 13th minute of play forced Staffy Terrier FC's goalkeeper Tony Henwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liam Appleton in the 17th minute of play forced BK Nerysminne's goalkeeper Levi Hanmark to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Tony Henwood managed to avoid a goal in the 19thth minute, when BK Nerysminne's Ball Pitt fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Staffy Terrier FC's Tony Henwood proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Staffy Terrier FC from getting a goal against them. If Ball Pitt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd minute, Ryan Skinner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Staffy Terrier FC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Nikos Samaris hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Liam Appleton made a kick off. Liam Appleton might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Levi Hanmark. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Liam Appleton ran back to his position shaking his head. Liam Appleton could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Levi Hanmark made a huge save. When Alastair Greenman fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Staffy Terrier FC's protests and gave Alastair Greenman a yellow card for diving instead. BK Nerysminne's Alfred Jönsätt was substituted for Eddie Samuelsson. In the 55th match minute, Staffy Terrier FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alastair Greenman to maneuver through the defense. Bengt-Åke Viklund hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Staffy Terrier FC made a substitution. Felix Gilchrist replaced Pierre Smart. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind BK Nerysminne's goalkeeper Levi Hanmark, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Staffy Terrier FC made a substitution. Andre Whiteley replaced Grant Black. In the 73rd minute of the match Staffy Terrier FC got a corner. BK Nerysminne's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nikos Samaris ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alastair Greenman in the 76th minute of play forced BK Nerysminne's goalkeeper Levi Hanmark to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute of the match, Alastair Greenman got a very nice opportunity to score, but Levi Hanmark was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After some careless play in the Staffy Terrier FC defense, Sven Vennerlund kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tony Henwood. The Staffy Terrier FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tony Henwood should have stopped the shot.