U18 World League

Asterix&ObelixArena
Spectators: 7559 (Terracing: 5670, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) Staffan Bergman made the kick off and thus started the match. After 10 played minutes Astreix&ObelixSoccer got a freekick which was hit by Derek Noble. Astreix&ObelixSoccer:s Gianluigi Buffone showed great skill when he stopped Adrian Vibjörnsson:s penalty. Adrian Vibjörnsson took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gianluigi Buffone. Gianluigi Buffone dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Lars-Erik Pettersson was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Matty Moon. 20 minutes into the match, Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Rodney Braithwaite sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lars-Erik Pettersson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rodney Braithwaite in the 25thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Lars-Erik Pettersson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a defensive mix-up in Warberg FC's zone, Matty Moon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lars-Erik Pettersson came out of the goal and Matty Moon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 33 minutes into the match, Warberg FC's goalkeeper Lars-Erik Pettersson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rodney Braithwaite. Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Rodney Braithwaite got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Astreix&ObelixSoccer booed when Warberg FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charles Sjögren didn't get a good kick on the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Warberg FC's goalkeeper Lars-Erik Pettersson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rodney Braithwaite. Gianluigi Buffone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Lövskog, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 46th minute, Rodney Braithwaite left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Astreix&ObelixSoccer fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rodney Braithwaite stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Warberg FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fredric Mattsson in the 54th minute. Warberg FC's Fredric Mattsson was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gianluigi Buffone in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 55th match minute, Astreix&ObelixSoccer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rory Reading to maneuver through the defense. Rodney Braithwaite recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Charles Sjögren during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Warberg FC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Charles Sjögren hit a great ball. Charles Sjögren kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Gianluigi Buffone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Staffan Bergman in the 71st minute of play. In the 78th minute, Roberto Cortiello hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lars-Erik Pettersson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roy Donnelly, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 81stth minute of the game Roy Donnelly who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Warberg FC's Lars-Erik Pettersson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Roy Donnelly scored 4-1 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lars-Erik Pettersson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Roberto Cortiello recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 89thth minute of the game Roy Donnelly who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Warberg FC's Lars-Erik Pettersson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the Warberg FC defense, Roy Donnelly kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lars-Erik Pettersson. The Warberg FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lars-Erik Pettersson should have stopped the shot. Charles Sjögren hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. In the 96th minute, Roy Donnelly left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Astreix&ObelixSoccer fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Astreix&ObelixSoccer had played much better football throughout.