U23 World League

The Honeypot
Spectators: 9065 (Terracing: 6883, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 182) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Patrick Björkkvist made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, Ronaldinho Gaucho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Egon Olsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. William Brovall hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Ronaldinho Gaucho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Egon Olsson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. A collision led to Honung getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Jakob Utter hit a great ball. Ronaldinho Gaucho took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Egon Olsson. Egon Olsson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After 15 minutes of play, Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Ronaldinho Gaucho made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Egon Olsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Egon Olsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldinho Gaucho in the 18th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Ronaldinho Gaucho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's supporters rose to their feet, but Ronaldinho Gaucho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Egon Olsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Egon Olsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldinho Gaucho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronaldinho Gaucho took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Egon Olsson. Egon Olsson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Egon Olsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Louis Braadbøl in the 32nd minute of play. After 32 minutes, Sven-Olof Grubb mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Honung and the Liverpool F.C. YNWA players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sven-Olof Grubb hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Egon Olsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldinho Gaucho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronaldinho Gaucho scored 0-5 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Egon Olsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 37th minute, Ronaldinho Gaucho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Liverpool F.C. YNWA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. After some careless play in the Honung defense, Louis Braadbøl kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Egon Olsson. The Honung fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Egon Olsson should have stopped the shot. When Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Louis Braadbøl in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Honung's goalie prevented a goal. 47 minutes into the match, Honung's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldinho Gaucho came free, but Egon Olsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-7 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ronaldinho Gaucho stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Louis Braadbøl in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Egon Olsson saved Honung from getting behind. In the 54th minute, Louis Braadbøl reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Egon Olsson. The goal made the score 0-8. Ronaldinho Gaucho didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 0-9 via right post in the game's 58th minute. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! Ronaldinho Gaucho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Egon Olsson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Michalis Fragakos was substituted for Ayaz Aydın. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Ronaldinho Gaucho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's supporters rose to their feet, but Ronaldinho Gaucho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Egon Olsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Honung's goalkeeper Egon Olsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 72nd minute, William Brovall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ronaldinho Gaucho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 77 minutes into the game, Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Ronaldinho Gaucho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Egon Olsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-11. In the 83rd match minute, Honung was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by William Brovall to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 89 minutes, Ronaldinho Gaucho took a quick shot and it went in 0-14 without a chance for Egon Olsson to make any attempt to save it. Egon Olsson came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Louis Braadbøl. But to his dismay, Louis Braadbøl quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-15. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.