U18 World League

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Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ian Hellkvist started the match with the kick off. When Sannegården BK's Valdemar Sjögren in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Valkyria's goalie prevented a goal. In the 6th minute, Henning Haeger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, FC Valkyria's Bo-Erik Julin got a free kick in the 9th minute. Sannegården BK's Valdemar Sjögren shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 10th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Maximilian Kihlman but with some difficulty. 18 minutes into the game, Ian Hellkvist was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Valkyria's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sannegården BK the free kick. After 18 played minutes FC Valkyria got a freekick which was hit by Ian Hellkvist. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Valdemar Sjögren put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Maximilian Kihlman. Valdemar Sjögrens short, quick shot in the 26thth minute got Maximilian Kihlman to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 28thth minute of the game Valdemar Sjögren who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Valkyria's Maximilian Kihlman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Valdemar Sjögren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maximilian Kihlman was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. A collision led to Sannegården BK getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Åke Bivall hit a great ball. In the 40th minute, Robin Samuelsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, FC Valkyria's Maximilian Kihlman got control of the ball when Valdemar Sjögren tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 43rd minute, Valdemar Sjögren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maximilian Kihlman was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. FC Valkyria's Maximilian Kihlman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 48th minute of the match, managed to save FC Valkyria from getting a goal against them. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

In the 51st minute, Sebastian Larsfelt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maximilian Kihlman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valdemar Sjögren's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. After 57 minutes, Åke Bivall mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sannegården BK and the FC Valkyria players grew even worse after the yellow card. Åke Bivall hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. The Sannegården BK fans' excitement grew in the 59th match minute when Sannegården BK's Valdemar Sjögren 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 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a defensive mix-up in FC Valkyria's zone, Pontus Rolfsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maximilian Kihlman came out of the goal and Pontus Rolfsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Åke Bivall in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maximilian Kihlman saved FC Valkyria from getting behind. In the 65th minute, Evert Engström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in FC Valkyria's zone, Åke Bivall stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maximilian Kihlman came out of the goal and Åke Bivall tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 67 played minutes FC Valkyria got a freekick which was hit by Dan Persson. In the 71st minute of the game, Henry Wennerlund landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. After 71 minutes of play FC Valkyria's Robin Samuelsson was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 73rd match minute, FC Valkyria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robin Samuelsson to maneuver through the defense. After 79 played minutes FC Valkyria got a freekick which was hit by Bo-Erik Julin. Dan Persson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Dennis Säfström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 88th minute, Sven-Oskar Kvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Valkyria's Maximilian Kihlman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdemar Sjögren in the 91st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henning Haeger in the 93rd minute of play forced FC Valkyria's goalkeeper Maximilian Kihlman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sannegården BK's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.