U18 World League

The Nerd Nest
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5641, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) After a rather tough play, ACR SA's Boguslaw Wojton got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 9th minute, Ove Svingen 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. 11 minutes into the match, The Nerd Herd's goal looked a bit too open when Jacek Literski came free, but Jon-Inge Kolberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute, Kristian Slåtten hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ACR SA's Waldemar Klimkiewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ove Svingen in the 20th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as The Nerd Herd's Ove Svingen slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Waldemar Klimkiewicz. That made the score 1-0 after 22 minutes of play. Jon-Inge Kolberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacek Literski in the 25th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, ACR SA's goal looked a bit too open when Ove Svingen came free, but Waldemar Klimkiewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Birk Rognstad hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in ACR SA's zone, Ove Svingen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Waldemar Klimkiewicz came out of the goal and Ove Svingen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jacek Literski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jon-Inge Kolberg having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ove Svingen in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Waldemar Klimkiewicz saved ACR SA from getting behind. Through an outstanding action, after 38 minutes, Waldemar Klimkiewicz successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 43rd minute, Ove Svingen reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Waldemar Klimkiewicz. The goal made the score 2-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jacek Literski to strike the kick off in the second half. After 54 minutes, Boguslaw Wojton mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ACR SA and the The Nerd Herd players grew even worse after the yellow card. Boguslaw Wojton hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. In the 57th minute Dan Høines shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waldemar Klimkiewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dan Høines fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waldemar Klimkiewicz having to interfere. Jon-Inge Kolberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Olgierd Tusk went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ove Svingen in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Waldemar Klimkiewicz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 73 minutes, Sebastian Burowski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ACR SA and the The Nerd Herd players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sebastian Burowski hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. 76 minutes into the match, ACR SA's goal looked a bit too open when Dan Høines came free, but Waldemar Klimkiewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Boguslaw Wojton kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. 85 minutes into the match, Ove Svingen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Waldemar Klimkiewicz. ACR SA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ove Svingen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. When Ove Svingen came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the The Nerd Herd 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 Ove Svingen couldn't finish the play. When Dan Høines, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 96 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Waldemar Klimkiewicz was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. For all the effort they put into the match, the ACR SA players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for The Nerd Herd.