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National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) U21 England's Martyn Slade 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Ali Akid in the 3rd minute of play forced U21 England's goalkeeper Colin Robson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonardo Lindberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martyn Slade, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute, Mohamed Ali Akid left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Sweden fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 11th minute Mohamed Ali Akid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Colin Robson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute Marek Koniarek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Lindberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 15th play minutes Marek Koniarek shot 2-1, a short shot which went by Leonardo Lindberg and just under the crossbar into goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricky Hayes in the 17th minute of play forced U21 Sweden's goalkeeper Leonardo Lindberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricky Hayes in the 19th minute of play forced U21 Sweden's goalkeeper Leonardo Lindberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, U21 England's goal looked a bit too open when Mohamed Ali Akid came free, but Colin Robson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ricky Hayes in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leonardo Lindberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 28 minutes into the match, U21 England's goal looked a bit too open when Vidar Kjartansson came free, but Colin Robson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Colin Robson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vidar Kjartansson in the 30th minute of the match. In the 30th play minute Vidar Kjartansson came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Colin Robson. 3-1. Mohamed Ali Akid's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 34thth minute, Colin Robson skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ozzy Billing kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, U21 England's goal looked a bit too open when Mohamed Ali Akid came free, but Colin Robson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leonardo Lindberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marek Koniarek in the 38th minute of the match. U21 Sweden's Leonardo Lindberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricky Hayes in the 40th minute of play. Mohamed Ali Akid kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. In the 46th minute, Albin Ekdahl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vidar Kjartansson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Andréas Skräddare ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Colin Robson was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. With a little luck, U21 Sweden's Leonardo Lindberg got control of the ball when Ricky Hayes tried to sneak it across the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Mohamed Ali Akid notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of U21 England's Colin Robson. Colin Robson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Ashley Quantrill had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With an all-out effort, U21 England's Leonardo Lindberg threw himself towards the right post 73 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ozzy Billing, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 77 minutes into the match, U21 England's goal looked a bit too open when Mohamed Ali Akid came free, but Colin Robson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, Vidar Kjartansson notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of U21 England's Colin Robson. Colin Robson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 81st match minute, U21 Sweden was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl Mattsson to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute Andréas Skräddare shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Colin Robson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 86 minutes, Ian Tyson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 England and the U21 Sweden players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 87th minute, Ian Tyson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Wagner in the 88th minute of play forced U21 England's goalkeeper Colin Robson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 88 minutes into the match, U21 England's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Wagner came free, but Colin Robson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 England's Ashley Quantrill was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 91st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Colin Robson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohamed Ali Akid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.