U23 World League

Surahammar
Spectators: 10788 (Terracing: 8092, Seating: 2481, VIP seats: 215) Surahammar's Victor Santxol 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. In a very dangerous position, a player in Het Koffiehuis fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 4th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 5 minutes, Surahammar's Jens Back got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Hu Chao Hai. 11 minutes into the match, Het Koffiehuis's Franciszek Pluciennik sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carl Engström narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Surahammar's Mark Brovall quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Fahl Figueroa, made in the 16th minute of the game. Carl Engström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franciszek Pluciennik in the 18th minute of play. Het Koffiehuis's Heli Segura managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Mark Brovall in the 19 minute of the game. Carl Engström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franciszek Pluciennik in the 22nd minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Het Koffiehuis's goalkeeper Hu Chao Hai had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Victor Santxol. Victor Santxol struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Hu Chao Hai didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Surahammar. In the 32nd minute, Alan Sarmiento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilian de Mendonça in the 35th minute of play forced Surahammar's goalkeeper Carl Engström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hori Galli in the 36th minute of play forced Surahammar's goalkeeper Carl Engström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Surahammar's Virgil Van Dijk quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Fahl Figueroa, made in the 45th minute of the game. When Jens Back came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Surahammar 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 Jens Back couldn't finish the play.

Het Koffiehuis made a substitution. Bob Thielens replaced Heli Segura. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kanu van Beek to strike the kick off in the second half. Carl Engström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Eriksen in the 55th minute of play. Carl Engström made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Cristian Eriksen sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vincent Benett in the 57th minute of play forced Het Koffiehuis's goalkeeper Hu Chao Hai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 59 minutes of play, Surahammar's Vincent Benett made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hu Chao Hai was left in no man's land by his defense there! Surahammar's Zlatan Lion was substituted for Toninho Lara. With a little luck, Surahammar's Carl Engström got control of the ball when Kanu van Beek tried to sneak it across the goal line. Carl Engström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kanu van Beek in the 68th minute. A collision led to Het Koffiehuis getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Ni Xu hit a great ball. In the 69th match minute, Het Koffiehuis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ni Xu to maneuver through the defense. After 78 minutes Het Koffiehuis's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was André Pettersson who took care of the corner kick. 80 minutes into the match, Surahammar's goal looked a bit too open when Bob Thielens came free, but Carl Engström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Het Koffiehuis's goal looked a bit too open when Vincent Benett came free, but Hu Chao Hai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Kanu van Beek's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carl Engström was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. 86 minutes into the match, Surahammar's goalkeeper Carl Engström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hori Galli. André Pettersson took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hu Chao Hai. Hu Chao Hai dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Carl Engström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bob Thielens in the 91st minute of the match. In the 93rd minute Kanu van Beek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carl Engström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kanu van Beek in the 96th minute of play forced Surahammar's goalkeeper Carl Engström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Surahammar's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.