U18 World League

RONA Stadium
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Erik Šín started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Plan B getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Rickard Björnsson hit a great ball. In the 6th match minute, Plan B was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rickard Björnsson to maneuver through the defense. Dušan Turčík took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rune Bergman. Rune Bergman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 12th minute Rickard Björnsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rudolf Ivaňo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rudolf Ivaňo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rickard Björnsson in the 14th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erik Šín got free with Rune Bergman in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rune Bergman was out of position in the 22 minute of play, and Erik Šín capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Erik Šín really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Rudolf Ivaňo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rickard Björnsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 33 minutes into the match, Dolinka FK's goal looked a bit too open when Rickard Björnsson came free, but Rudolf Ivaňo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute, Erik Šín left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dolinka FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. 42 minutes into the match, Valentin Vidman notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Dolinka FK's Rudolf Ivaňo. Rudolf Ivaňo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rudolf Ivaňo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Vidman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rickard Björnsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rudolf Ivaňo stood somewhat misplaced when Valentin Vidman came free in front of goal and shot 3-3 to the left of him in the 54 minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Valentin Vidman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Plan B's supporters rose to their feet, but Valentin Vidman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rudolf Ivaňo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 59th minute Rickard Björnsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rudolf Ivaňo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Rickard Björnsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rudolf Ivaňo was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Rickard Björnsson came free with the goalkeeper in the 64th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Rudolf Ivaňo could save by the left post. Rudolf Ivaňo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rickard Björnsson in the 65th minute. 66 minutes into the match, Dolinka FK's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Vidman came free, but Rudolf Ivaňo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rickard Björnsson in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rudolf Ivaňo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matej Hurtiš in the 70th minute of play forced Plan B's goalkeeper Rune Bergman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rune Bergman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matej Hurtiš in the 81st minute of play. When Ivan Galoša fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dolinka FK's protests and gave Ivan Galoša a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Plan B booed when Dolinka FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Galoša didn't get a good kick on the ball. John Högman, 84 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 87 minutes into the match, Rickard Björnsson dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rudolf Ivaňo, 4-4. Rudolf Ivaňo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rickard Björnsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. The supporters of Plan B booed when Dolinka FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dušan Turčík didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th minute, Otis Redding hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Despite being the better team, Plan B failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.