U23 World League

Savannah of Africa
Spectators: 7462 (Terracing: 5597, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) After 2 played minutes AFC Eskilstuna got a freekick which was hit by Torgny Trulsson. Claes Nordmark made an important save on a dangerous shot by David Berggren in the 8th minute. Oskar Pettersson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Claes Nordmark came out and tried to block the shot, but Oskar Pettersson slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 12th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Birger Löfgren kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Claes Nordmark. That made the score 3-0 in the 17 minute of play. Claes Nordmark showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Birger Löfgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After 21 minutes, Jörn Malmgren mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AFC Eskilstuna and the Cheetah Team players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jörn Malmgren hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 23rd minute, Dick Forssell left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cheetah Team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Birger Löfgren took a quick shot and it went in 5-0 without a chance for Claes Nordmark to make any attempt to save it. Claes Nordmark made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Rutger Gustafsson sent off a good shot on target. AFC Eskilstuna's Claes Nordmark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oskar Pettersson in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute of the match Cheetah Team got a corner. AFC Eskilstuna's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. David Berggren ran over to the corner to take the kick. David Berggren made a great header on Cheetah Team's corner, it was just that AFC Eskilstuna's Claes Nordmark managed to reach the ball for a save. Claes Nordmark came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Cheetah Team's Oskar Pettersson. But to his dismay, Oskar Pettersson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. Claes Nordmark showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilbert Benett, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Jörn Malmgren was shown his second yellow card after 45 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Cheetah Team booed when AFC Eskilstuna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jörn Malmgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 6-0.

The wind increased when Stefan Wiberg made the kick off in the second half. Claes Nordmark showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oskar Pettersson, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Cheetah Team's attentive David Berggren managed to snatch the ball when Johan Mellin made a throw-in in the 60th minute of the game. 61 minutes into the match, AFC Eskilstuna's goal looked a bit too open when Oskar Pettersson came free, but Claes Nordmark reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Claes Nordmark came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Cheetah Team's Rutger Gustafsson. But to his dismay, Rutger Gustafsson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. Claes Nordmark showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oskar Pettersson in the 67th minute of the match. In the 70th minute Rutger Gustafsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claes Nordmark saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Cheetah Team's David Berggren got a free kick in the 75th minute. 78 minutes into the game, Cheetah Team's Dick Forssell nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Claes Nordmark made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. Claes Nordmark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oskar Pettersson in the 82nd minute of play. When Cheetah Team's Oskar Pettersson in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC Eskilstuna's goalie prevented a goal. The Cheetah Team fans' excitement grew in the 85th match minute when Cheetah Team's Oskar Pettersson 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. In the 89th minute, Dick Forssell left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cheetah Team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 11-0. AFC Eskilstuna's Gustaf Pihl managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Göran Stål in the 93 minute of the game. In the 95th minute, Birger Löfgren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Claes Nordmark was frozen by the shot and now it was 12-0. When the referee ended the match the Cheetah Team players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.