U21 World League

WeldingDirect Park
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) United 11 FC's Eric Fransson started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ola Ugla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacob Miller in the 3rd minute of play. Gul Keep showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eric Fransson in the 4th minute of the match. A collision led to Garlic Eaters getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Ty Cookson hit a great ball. In the 9th minute, Matthias Stephansson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gul Keep was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Jonathan Dunning hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. When Jacob Miller fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Garlic Eaters's protests and gave Jacob Miller a yellow card for diving instead. After some careless play in the Garlic Eaters defense, Matthias Stephansson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gul Keep. The Garlic Eaters fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gul Keep should have stopped the shot. Gul Keep made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonardo Jonasson in the 28th minute of play. Ola Ugla made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Jacob Miller sent off a good shot on target. When Robert Hammond fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Garlic Eaters's protests and gave Robert Hammond a yellow card for diving instead. In the 32nd minute, Robert Hammond hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matthias Stephansson in the 34th minute of play forced Garlic Eaters's goalkeeper Gul Keep to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robert Kjellman kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Garlic Eaters's Gul Keep played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eric Fransson in the 43rd minute of play. In the 45th minute Matthias Stephansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gul Keep saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jacob Miller stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Leonardo Jonasson's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gul Keep firmly grabbed it by the left post. After a rather tough play, Garlic Eaters's Tod Tompkins got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 65th minute, United 11 FC's Eric Fransson ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gul Keep. Gul Keep yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. Gul Keep showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eric Fransson in the 70th minute of the match. If Matthias Stephansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 75 minutes into the match, Garlic Eaters's goal looked a bit too open when Kristoffer Kihlberg came free, but Gul Keep reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kristoffer Kihlberg's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gul Keep firmly grabbed it by the left post. The supporters of United 11 FC booed when Garlic Eaters was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacob Miller didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, United 11 FC's Leif Östensson got a free kick in the 81st minute. Gul Keep was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eric Fransson showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 85 minute of play. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 0-7 when Eric Fransson sped through Garlic Eaters's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gul Keep. Gul Keep was a little too slow when Eric Fransson got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 92nd minute. The score was now 0-8. Gul Keep stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eric Fransson's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. With his leg Gul Keep managed to avoid a goal in the 97thth minute, when United 11 FC's Eric Fransson fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side.