U23 World League

Eleda Stadion
Spectators: 9715 (Terracing: 7300, Seating: 2200, VIP seats: 215) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Victor Santxol kicked off to start the match. Victor Santxol blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kristoffer Martinsson having to make a save. 3 minutes into the match, 1910 Di Blåe's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Santxol came free, but Kristoffer Martinsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kristoffer Martinsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Santxol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute, Patryk Zgonina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carl Engström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kjell-Arne Edström in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joakim Boklund in the 13th minute of play forced Surahammar's goalkeeper Carl Engström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 14 minutes Surahammar's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hao Feng Yu who took care of the corner kick. When the match clock showed 21 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Victor Santxol sped through 1910 Di Blåe's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Kristoffer Martinsson. Through an outstanding action, after 25 minutes, Carl Engström successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Kristoffer Martinsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Santxol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kristoffer Martinsson came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Surahammar's Vincent Benett. But to his dismay, Vincent Benett quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Kristoffer Martinsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Santxol, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 36th minute, Victor Santxol left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Surahammar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Kristoffer Martinsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Santxol, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Victor Santxol took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kristoffer Martinsson. Kristoffer Martinsson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. The 1910 Di Blåe players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Surahammar were winning 0-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kjell-Arne Edström to strike the kick off in the second half. 1910 Di Blåe's Pelle Lindmark pulled a muscle in his leg after 53 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Toninho Lara fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Surahammar's protests and gave Toninho Lara a yellow card for diving instead. 1910 Di Blåe made a substitution. Nils-Åke Lundgren replaced Pelle Lindmark. Toninho Lara hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Victor Santxol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 58 minutes into the match, Surahammar's goal looked a bit too open when Kjell-Arne Edström came free, but Carl Engström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Surahammar's Zlatan Lion was substituted for Toninho Lara. Surahammar made a substitution. Folke Skröder replaced Vincent Benett. Surahammar made a substitution. André Pettersson replaced Victor Santxol. 73 minutes into the game, Nils-Åke Lundgren threw the ball into play from the sideline. Surahammar's Markus Wallman quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. André Pettersson might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kristoffer Martinsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. André Pettersson ran back to his position shaking his head. 74 minutes into the match, 1910 Di Blåe's goalkeeper Kristoffer Martinsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by André Pettersson. André Pettersson's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Kristoffer Martinsson firmly grabbed it by the left post. Carl Engström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joakim Boklund, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Nils-Åke Lundgren's late challenge caught a Surahammar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nils-Åke Lundgren helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to 1910 Di Blåe getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Nils-Åke Lundgren hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Pettersson in the 85th minute of play forced 1910 Di Blåe's goalkeeper Kristoffer Martinsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute, Folke Skröder got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to 1910 Di Blåe getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Nils-Åke Lundgren hit a great ball. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind 1910 Di Blåe's goalkeeper Kristoffer Martinsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 1910 Di Blåe's Kristoffer Martinsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save 1910 Di Blåe from getting a goal against them. The Surahammar players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.