U23 World League

Svartvallen
Spectators: 7778 (Terracing: 5834, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 155) When Old BaoBaB Accademy's Emilio Buffone in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Svartvallstjärnens IF's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emilio Buffone in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Matthias Brandin saved Svartvallstjärnens IF from getting behind. With 7 minutes on the clock, Ture Nordmark commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Armando Antonacci, 8 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Man Dober made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Johannes Söderberg sent off a good shot on target. Emilio Buffone struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Matthias Brandin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Old BaoBaB Accademy. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Svartvallstjärnens IF's goalkeeper Matthias Brandin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Old BaoBaB Accademy were awarded a corner in the 19th minute after Svartvallstjärnens IF's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Armando Antonacci took the corner. Armando Antonacci received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Matthias Brandin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Jan-Erik Carlsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 29 minutes into the match, Old BaoBaB Accademy's goalkeeper Man Dober had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sven-Erik Asmundsson. Old BaoBaB Accademy's Man Dober played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan-Erik Carlsson in the 37th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Emilio Buffone made a kick off. Emilio Buffone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Matthias Brandin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eskil Möllgren recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Buffone in the 56th minute of play forced Svartvallstjärnens IF's goalkeeper Matthias Brandin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd match minute, Old BaoBaB Accademy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Antonacci to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Old BaoBaB Accademy's Armando Antonacci got a free kick in the 63rd minute. A throw-in in the 71st minute of the game was made by Roland Järverup with Johannes Söderberg as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Man Dober showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan-Erik Carlsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. After a rather tough play, Old BaoBaB Accademy's Horacio Oliverios got a free kick in the 76th minute. Man Dober showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan-Erik Carlsson in the 78th minute of the match. Mats Ljusberg kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Svartvallstjärnens IF's Matthias Brandin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Svartvallstjärnens IF from getting a goal against them. Anthony Di Gregorio's late challenge caught a Svartvallstjärnens IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anthony Di Gregorio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 88th minute, Anthony Di Gregorio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Old BaoBaB Accademy getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Armando Antonacci hit a great ball. Bernardo Scutti hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Man Dober took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eskil Möllgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Man Dober made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johannes Söderberg in the 95th minute of play. The Svartvallstjärnens IF supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Old BaoBaB Accademy's performance. The match ended with a win for Old BaoBaB Accademy.