U23 World League

A Gentle Touch Arena
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Karl-Magnus Spetz started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Theofilos Karypidis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. INTERISTAS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Eleven Nation Army the free kick. A collision led to INTERISTAS getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Theofilos Karypidis hit a great ball. 4 minutes into the match, Karl-Magnus Spetz notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of INTERISTAS's Stamatis Dimitrakopoulos. Stamatis Dimitrakopoulos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Stamatis Dimitrakopoulos was out of position in the 8 minute of play, and Gustaf Vidman capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gustaf Vidman really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. After 10 minutes of play, Eleven Nation Army's Leo Fernström made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stamatis Dimitrakopoulos was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Karl-Magnus Spetz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stamatis Dimitrakopoulos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Karl-Magnus Spetz in the 17th minute. Eleven Nation Army's Marcus Svanér played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fanis Zavantias in the 18th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Karl-Magnus Spetz got free with Stamatis Dimitrakopoulos in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A hard shot 29 in the game by Karl-Magnus Spetz from a close distance when the talented Stamatis Dimitrakopoulos managed to make a qualified save. INTERISTAS's players were relieved. Karl-Magnus Spetz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Stamatis Dimitrakopoulos made a huge save. Leo Fernström kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Mastur Bateman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Eleven Nation Army getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Leo Fernström hit a great ball. 39 minutes into the match, Karl-Magnus Spetz dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Stamatis Dimitrakopoulos, 6-0. Marcus Svanér showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mastur Bateman in the 42nd minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's goal looked a bit too open when Mastur Bateman came free, but Marcus Svanér reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Gustaf Vidman took a quick shot and it went in 7-0 without a chance for Stamatis Dimitrakopoulos to make any attempt to save it. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Leonard Larsfält fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stamatis Dimitrakopoulos having to interfere. Zinon Anastasiadis hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. In the 56th minute, Gustaf Vidman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stamatis Dimitrakopoulos was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Magnus Spetz in the 60th minute of play forced INTERISTAS's goalkeeper Stamatis Dimitrakopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gustaf Vidman took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stamatis Dimitrakopoulos. Stamatis Dimitrakopoulos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 9-0. Mastur Bateman's late challenge caught a Eleven Nation Army's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mastur Bateman helped the player get up and apologised. After 64 played minutes INTERISTAS got a freekick which was hit by Mastur Bateman. The Eleven Nation Army fans' excitement grew in the 65th match minute when Eleven Nation Army's Karl-Magnus Spetz 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 10-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. INTERISTAS's Stamatis Dimitrakopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl-Magnus Spetz in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Gustaf Vidman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stamatis Dimitrakopoulos was frozen by the shot and now it was 11-0. Gustaf Vidman took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stamatis Dimitrakopoulos. Stamatis Dimitrakopoulos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 12-0. Felix Gudmundsson hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Stamatis Dimitrakopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl-Magnus Spetz in the 82nd minute of play. Leonard Larsfält scored 13-0 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stamatis Dimitrakopoulos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. INTERISTAS's Stamatis Dimitrakopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl-Magnus Spetz in the 91st minute of play. The supporters of Eleven Nation Army booed when INTERISTAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Minas Rasoulis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stamatis Dimitrakopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonard Larsfält, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sune Nilsson in the 96th minute of play forced INTERISTAS's goalkeeper Stamatis Dimitrakopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Eleven Nation Army fully deserved thier win.