U23 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7651 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Costin Ailioaiei got the match started through his kick off. Ilie Brumaru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tage Deckbergh in the 3rd minute of the match. Ilie Brumaru was out of position in the 7 minute of play, and Balhikapungava Bonk capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Balhikapungava Bonk really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. 13 minutes into the game, Fred Petersson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Ilie Brumaru was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Here Comes the Hammer's Fred Petersson got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ilie Brumaru came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Here Comes the Hammer's Tage Deckbergh. But to his dismay, Tage Deckbergh quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tage Deckbergh in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ilie Brumaru saved FC Cosula-BTF- from getting behind. If Tage Deckbergh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, FC Cosula-BTF-'s Ilie Brumaru got control of the ball when Tage Deckbergh tried to sneak it across the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Aurelian Giurcă in the 30th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Here Comes the Hammer's Bengt-Rune Jonasson. 31 minutes in the game, Tage Deckbergh fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Ilie Brumaru having to interfere. 32 minutes into the game, Tage Deckbergh recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ilie Brumaru. Tage Deckbergh showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 6-0. In the 34th match minute, FC Cosula-BTF- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dorin Nebunu to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th play minute Tage Deckbergh came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ilie Brumaru. 7-0. In the 39th minute, Here Comes the Hammer's Tage Deckbergh ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ilie Brumaru. Ilie Brumaru yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 8-0. After some careless play in the FC Cosula-BTF- defense, Tage Deckbergh kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ilie Brumaru. The FC Cosula-BTF- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ilie Brumaru should have stopped the shot. Tage Deckbergh recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 9-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fred Petersson was the one to do the kick off. FC Cosula-BTF-'s Ilie Brumaru played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tage Deckbergh in the 53rd minute of play. Tage Deckbergh might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ilie Brumaru. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tage Deckbergh ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tage Deckbergh in the 54th minute of play forced FC Cosula-BTF-'s goalkeeper Ilie Brumaru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tage Deckbergh took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ilie Brumaru. Ilie Brumaru dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 10-0. If Tage Deckbergh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ilie Brumaru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tage Deckbergh in the 61st minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, FC Cosula-BTF-'s goal looked a bit too open when Tage Deckbergh came free, but Ilie Brumaru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ilie Brumaru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tage Deckbergh, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Here Comes the Hammer's Evert Wahlnäs managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Aurelian Giurcă in the 69 minute of the game. FC Cosula-BTF-'s Ilie Brumaru played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tage Deckbergh in the 77th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Cosula-BTF-'s Filip Hosu got a free kick in the 77th minute. If Tage Deckbergh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 82ndth minute of the game Fred Petersson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Cosula-BTF-'s Ilie Brumaru was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 83rd minute, Tage Deckbergh left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Here Comes the Hammer fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 13-0. When Fred Petersson came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Here Comes the Hammer fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fred Petersson couldn't finish the play. 89 minutes into the game, Here Comes the Hammer's Gustav Larsfelt nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ilie Brumaru made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 14-0. When Here Comes the Hammer's Tage Deckbergh in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Cosula-BTF-'s goalie prevented a goal. The Here Comes the Hammer fans' excitement grew in the 96th match minute when Here Comes the Hammer's Tage Deckbergh looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 15-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. There was no doubt that Here Comes the Hammer were the better team. Here Comes the Hammer's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.