U23 World League

Linghed Arena
Spectators: 8049 (Terracing: 6038, Seating: 1851, VIP seats: 160) Randkleve's Liu Hui Qi 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. In the 4th minute, Linghed Angels FC's Tage Brolin dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 7thth minute of the game Tage Brolin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Randkleve's Lucjan Sedzikowski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ronny Tiger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liu Hui Qi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the match, Al Bundy notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Linghed Angels FC's Ronny Tiger. Ronny Tiger was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Basilio Ramírez kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Lucjan Sedzikowski came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Linghed Angels FC's Tage Brolin. But to his dismay, Tage Brolin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. 23 minutes into the match, Linghed Angels FC's goal looked a bit too open when Shi Xiang Zhi came free, but Ronny Tiger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ronny Tiger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liu Hui Qi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute Liu Hui Qi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronny Tiger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ronny Tiger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liu Hui Qi in the 30th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, Linghed Angels FC's goal looked a bit too open when Liu Hui Qi came free, but Ronny Tiger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicklas Hernström kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Linghed Angels FC's Ronny Tiger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shi Xiang Zhi in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute, Al Bundy made a precise shot to the right of Ronny Tiger. Linghed Angels FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. 39 minutes into the match, Unndór Takeris notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Linghed Angels FC's Ronny Tiger. Ronny Tiger was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Tage Brolin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lucjan Sedzikowski was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. A collision led to Linghed Angels FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Joseph Malmberg hit a great ball. Jørgen Eisland took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 46th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ronny Tiger. Linghed Angels FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.

The wind increased when Nicklas Hernström made the kick off in the second half. Nicklas Hernström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Lucjan Sedzikowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Randkleve's Lucjan Sedzikowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tage Brolin in the 52nd minute of play. João Gaúcho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Linghed Angels FC's João Gaúcho got a free kick in the 58th minute. Liu Hui Qi took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ronny Tiger. Ronny Tiger dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. Thanks to some nice moves Liu Hui Qi could shoot a difficult shot in the 63rd minute, which Ronny Tiger however easily saved by the left post. Lucjan Sedzikowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicklas Hernström, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Linghed Angels FC were awarded a corner in the 66th minute after Randkleve's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Åke Eliasson took the corner. The corner led to Linghed Angels FC's William Saliba getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tage Brolin in the 74th minute of play forced Randkleve's goalkeeper Lucjan Sedzikowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Al Bundy came free with the goalkeeper in the 75th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ronny Tiger could save by the left post. Tage Brolin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucjan Sedzikowski having to interfere. Linghed Angels FC made a substitution. Ronaldo Nazário De Lima replaced Nicklas Hernström. In the 81st minute, Joseph Malmberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Liu Hui Qi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ronny Tiger read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Ronny Tiger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shi Xiang Zhi, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Joseph Malmberg hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Al Bundy got free with Ronny Tiger in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 95th minute, Shi Xiang Zhi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ronny Tiger. The goal made the score 3-6. The Randkleve supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Randkleve would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.