U21 World League

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Spectators: 8076 (Terracing: 6059, Seating: 1857, VIP seats: 160) ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s De-la-Cruz De la Cruz 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 the 3rd minute, Bengt Bivall 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. Stasio Juchno made in the 4th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by 808s & Heartbreak's Lennart Torstensson. Kristian Nässén fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radomil Laba having to interfere. De-la-Cruz De la Cruz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Matthias Bjurström having to make a save. De-la-Cruz De la Cruz had several of the 808s & Heartbreak's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 8 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Matthias Bjurström as he didn't even see the shot coming. When Bo Sy came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ 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 Bo Sy couldn't finish the play. 14 minutes into the match, De-la-Cruz De la Cruz notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of 808s & Heartbreak's Matthias Bjurström. Matthias Bjurström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Izydor Zachemski fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s protests and gave Izydor Zachemski a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of 808s & Heartbreak booed when ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Izydor Zachemski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Radomil Laba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kristian Nässén in the 21st minute of the match. The throw-in from Samu Ray in the 26th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by 808s & Heartbreak's Kaj Smed. De-la-Cruz De la Cruz scored 3-0 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Matthias Bjurström, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s De-la-Cruz De la Cruz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Matthias Bjurström. That made the score 5-0 after 34 minutes of play. Matthias Bjurström stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of De-la-Cruz De la Cruz's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. The throw-in from Johnny Siggman in the 39th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s Indiana Johns. De-la-Cruz De la Cruz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

After 51 minutes of play, ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s De-la-Cruz De la Cruz made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Matthias Bjurström was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 55 minutes, Samu Ray mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ and the 808s & Heartbreak players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 55th match minute, ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samu Ray to maneuver through the defense. Matthias Bjurström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from De-la-Cruz De la Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Matthias Bjurström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from De-la-Cruz De la Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matthias Bjurström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from De-la-Cruz De la Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, De-la-Cruz De la Cruz managed to get in a good position for a shot. ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s supporters rose to their feet, but De-la-Cruz De la Cruz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Matthias Bjurström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A sloppy throw-in by Kaj Smed in the 71st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s Samu Ray. Matthias Bjurström came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s De-la-Cruz De la Cruz. But to his dismay, De-la-Cruz De la Cruz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. After 79th play minutes De-la-Cruz De la Cruz shot 8-0, a short shot which went by Matthias Bjurström and just under the crossbar into goal. Albin Arenius made in the 87th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Lennart Torstensson however managed to control. 808s & Heartbreak's Matthias Bjurström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by De-la-Cruz De la Cruz in the 89th minute of play. When ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s De-la-Cruz De la Cruz in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 808s & Heartbreak's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the 808s & Heartbreak defense, Bo Sy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Matthias Bjurström. The 808s & Heartbreak fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Matthias Bjurström should have stopped the shot. 95 minutes into the game, ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s De-la-Cruz De la Cruz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matthias Bjurström made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 10-0. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ fans cheered their team off the field, for while 808s & Heartbreak had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.