U18 World League

Teepee Park
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) 5 minutes into the match, Mjöllnir's goalkeeper Marc Brand had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marc Coupart. Orlando Crain showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ralf Scenna in the 6th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Quentin Schmidlin in the 8th minute of play forced Hurricanes FC's goalkeeper Orlando Crain to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marc Coupart got free with Marc Brand in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amos Hopkins during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Hurricanes FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Amos Hopkins hit a great ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 13th minute of the game. One of Mjöllnir:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Hurricanes FC:s goal. After a defensive mix-up in Mjöllnir's zone, Marc Coupart stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marc Brand came out of the goal and Marc Coupart tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Mjöllnir's Arrigo Möckli got a free kick in the 21st minute. Marc Coupart recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marc Coupart could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Marc Brand made a huge save. Marc Coupart's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Marc Brand firmly grabbed it by the left post. Marc Coupart took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marc Brand. Marc Brand dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Marc Brand made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marc Coupart in the 37th minute. After 38 minutes of play, Hurricanes FC's Marc Coupart made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marc Brand was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marc Coupart's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marc Brand read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. Yong Pool could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Marc Brand made a huge save. Alton Beaujolie struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Marc Brand didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hurricanes FC. Quentin Schmidlin hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Alton Beaujolie from long distance, 48 minutes into the match, got Marc Brand's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alton Beaujolie made a kick off. Mjöllnir's Marc Brand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alton Beaujolie in the 53rd minute of play. Marc Coupart charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marc Coupart the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Hurricanes FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Marc Coupart hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Quentin Schmidlin in the 64th minute of play forced Hurricanes FC's goalkeeper Orlando Crain to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Quentin Schmidlin took a quick shot and it went in 4-1 without a chance for Orlando Crain to make any attempt to save it. Marc Brand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alton Beaujolie in the 83rd minute of play. Marc Brand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marc Coupart, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. After having played for 85 minutes, Anatole Gil managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hurricanes FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anatole Gil was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mjöllnir's Marc Brand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yong Pool in the 91st minute of play. In the 95th minute, Ralf Scenna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hurricanes FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.