U23 World League

Arena Tatero Boys
Spectators: 7776 (Terracing: 5833, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) Ludwig Björk started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Matias Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lukas Aspengren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Axel Mellberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Er Håland in the 8th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Er Håland in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Axel Mellberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Axel Mellberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Er Håland's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Matias Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Richard Ek, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 14th minute Richard Ek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matias Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 巩铮博 kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. 曹挺庭 hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. After taking down the ball on Sundens BK's corner Lukas Aspengren fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Matias Taffarel quite easily take care of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Er Håland got free with Axel Mellberg in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sundens BK's goalkeeper Axel Mellberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 27th minute, Richard Ek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sundens BK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. TaTeRo Boys made a substitution. Nilton Lira replaced Rok Roll. In the 31st minute, Er Håland reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Axel Mellberg. The goal made the score 1-1. Sundens BK's Axel Mellberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Sundens BK from getting a goal against them. In the 36th minute, Er Håland left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TaTeRo Boys fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Matias Taffarel came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by Sundens BK's Bruno Lacorte. But to his dismay, Bruno Lacorte quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. 46 minutes into the game, Fernando Borges cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Matias Taffarel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

The supporters of Sundens BK booed when TaTeRo Boys was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. 巩铮博 didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 54th minute, 巩铮博 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 54th minute, Lukas Aspengren got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 曹挺庭's late challenge caught a TaTeRo Boys's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 曹挺庭 helped the player get up and apologised. After 55 played minutes Sundens BK got a freekick which was hit by 曹挺庭. Fernando Borges fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matias Taffarel having to interfere. Axel Mellberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Er Håland, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Sundens BK's zone, Er Håland stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Axel Mellberg came out of the goal and Er Håland tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. TaTeRo Boys made a substitution. Endrik Halland replaced Er Håland. 64 minutes into the game, Masao Tachibana was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TaTeRo Boys's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sundens BK the free kick. Masao Tachibana hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Matias Taffarel had great luck who in the 68thth minute grab hold of the ball when Lukas Aspengren from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. 72 minutes into the match, Sundens BK's goal looked a bit too open when Endrik Halland came free, but Axel Mellberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Axel Mellberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grzegorz Czerwinski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 顾朋国 hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. In the 77th minute, Sundens BK's Mats Sjöberg seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mats Sjöberg the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Sundens BK protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mats Sjöberg had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Mats Sjöberg hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Yong 徐晃's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Axel Mellberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. The supporters of Sundens BK booed when TaTeRo Boys was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olívio Andrade didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 顾朋国 in the 86th minute of play forced TaTeRo Boys's goalkeeper Matias Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute Endrik Halland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Axel Mellberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 89th minute Masao Tachibana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Axel Mellberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Axel Mellberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hans Kilstedt went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-3 was the resulting score. Hans Kilstedt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Sundens BK defense, Grzegorz Czerwinski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Axel Mellberg. The Sundens BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Axel Mellberg should have stopped the shot. TaTeRo Boys were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Sundens BK for a fine match.