U18 World League

Haifischbecken
Spectators: 7577 (Terracing: 5683, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hubert Klack started the match with the kick off. Walter Torstensson made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Luis Kimmel sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Firma Barnängen getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Orvar Gullesson hit a great ball. In the 6th minute, Hubert Klack made a precise shot to the right of Gideon Griesbeck. FC Regental's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 9 minutes of play, Firma Barnängen's Hubert Klack made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gideon Griesbeck was left in no man's land by his defense there! 12 minutes into the match, Georg Herzig dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Walter Torstensson, 1-2. 19 minutes into the game, Karl-Michael Jansson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Gideon Griesbeck was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gideon Griesbeck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hubert Klack, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hubert Klack in the 24th minute of play forced FC Regental's goalkeeper Gideon Griesbeck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gideon Griesbeck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hubert Klack, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Gideon Griesbeck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl-Michael Jansson in the 27th minute of play. 29 minutes into the game, Hubert Klack cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Gideon Griesbeck was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Georg Herzig's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Walter Torstensson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. When Hubert Klack came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Firma Barnängen 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 Hubert Klack couldn't finish the play. Gideon Griesbeck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksander Blomkvist in the 36th minute of play. The FC Regental fans' excitement grew in the 38th match minute when FC Regental's Mehdi Bernwurz 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 2-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. FC Regental's Gideon Griesbeck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hubert Klack in the 43rd minute of play. The FC Regental players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Firma Barnängen were winning 2-5.

The wind increased when Mehdi Bernwurz made the kick off in the second half. Luis Kimmel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walter Torstensson having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleksander Blomkvist in the 57th minute of play forced FC Regental's goalkeeper Gideon Griesbeck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gideon Griesbeck was out of position in the 59 minute of play, and Aleksander Blomkvist capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Aleksander Blomkvist really showed his touch with that goal: 2-6. FC Regental's Gideon Griesbeck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl-Michael Jansson in the 63rd minute of play. Gideon Griesbeck was out of position in the 68 minute of play, and Aleksander Blomkvist capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Aleksander Blomkvist really showed his touch with that goal: 2-7. The audience thought a goal was coming when Karl-Michael Jansson got free with Gideon Griesbeck in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 76th minute, Karl-Michael Jansson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gideon Griesbeck was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-8. Hubert Klack blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gideon Griesbeck having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Karl-Michael Jansson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gideon Griesbeck was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. In the 82nd minute Aleksander Blomkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gideon Griesbeck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Regental's Gideon Griesbeck proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save FC Regental from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in FC Regental's zone, Karl-Michael Jansson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gideon Griesbeck came out of the goal and Karl-Michael Jansson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The FC Regental fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Firma Barnängen were clearly better and deserved to take the win.