U18 World League

泾县红星宣纸体育场
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Torekov's Ulf Ersman 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. After 3 minutes, Allan Säf mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Torekov and the 泾县Red-Star FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of 泾县Red-Star FC booed when Torekov was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tom Bredberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. The 泾县Red-Star FC fans' excitement grew in the 9th match minute when 泾县Red-Star FC's 袁朗辉 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 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 何志昂 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulf Ersman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute, 袁朗辉 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 顾风棋 was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 20 minutes into the match. After 19 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for 泾县Red-Star FC! In the 21st minute there was a penalty for Torekov. Ulf Ersman stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving 何志昂. 1-1. When Torekov's Ulf Ersman in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 泾县Red-Star FC's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kurt Bergendahl during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Kurt Bergendahl hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Ulf Ersman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 何志昂 was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Ulf Ersman hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 莫鹰升 made a kick off. Ernst Strömberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 何志昂 having to interfere. In the 57th match minute, Torekov was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olov Odin to maneuver through the defense. Sebastian Utter made in the 59th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Herbert Bergfelt. The audience was convinced that 巩兴崇's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kristian Albom was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. 何志昂 made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Ulf Ersman sent off a good shot on target. 68 minutes into the game, Ulf Ersman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. 何志昂 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If 莫鹰升 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 80th minute, Niklas Spetz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd match minute, 泾县Red-Star FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 袁朗辉 to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind 泾县Red-Star FC's goalkeeper 何志昂, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 巩兴崇 got a throw-in 88 minutes in the game and the ball was received by 鲁笑真. Birger Söderqvist charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Birger Söderqvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of 泾县Red-Star FC booed when Torekov was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Birger Söderqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ulf Ersman struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. 何志昂 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Torekov. The 泾县Red-Star FC manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Torekov to win.