U18 World League

WS76
Spectators: 8150 (Terracing: 6113, Seating: 1874, VIP seats: 163) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vambola Probach started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sören Wennersten in the 3rd minute of play forced JFSP's goalkeeper Thibault Mamardashvili to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 4th minute of the match Ivan Turina´s ☆ Väddö AIK got a corner. JFSP's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Christoffer Pihlgren ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Sören Wennersten almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but JFSP's Thibault Mamardashvili did a great save. Markus Forsberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sílvio Luís Ceresso, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. The audience was convinced that Jesper Harman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thibault Mamardashvili was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 8 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Jesper Harman sped through JFSP's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Thibault Mamardashvili. After having played for 11 minutes, Henry Thedin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ivan Turina´s ☆ Väddö AIK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henry Thedin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 12th minute, Sören Wennersten ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thibault Mamardashvili was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After 16 played minutes JFSP got a freekick which was hit by Vivaldo Lira. In the 20th minute, Cléberson Teixeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th match minute, Ivan Turina´s ☆ Väddö AIK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stig-Åke Ennegren to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Ivan Turina´s ☆ Väddö AIK booed when JFSP was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aníbal Pirani didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tim Klack in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thibault Mamardashvili prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 30 minutes into the match, JFSP's goal looked a bit too open when Tim Klack came free, but Thibault Mamardashvili reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Markus Forsberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sílvio Luís Ceresso in the 35th minute. In the 39th match minute, JFSP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aníbal Pirani to maneuver through the defense. In the 44th minute, Ismael Velloso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Tim Klack managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ivan Turina´s ☆ Väddö AIK's supporters rose to their feet, but Tim Klack was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thibault Mamardashvili breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jesper Harman to make the kick off. With an all-out effort, Ivan Turina´s ☆ Väddö AIK's Thibault Mamardashvili threw himself towards the right post 54 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jesper Harman, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a defensive mix-up in Ivan Turina´s ☆ Väddö AIK's zone, Vambola Probach stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Markus Forsberg came out of the goal and Vambola Probach tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Isaac Martinsson during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 61st minute, Isaac Martinsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thibault Mamardashvili made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jesper Harman in the 69th minute. 69 minutes into the match, Jesper Harman dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Thibault Mamardashvili, 0-4. Markus Forsberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Luís Ceresso in the 74th minute of the match. Thibault Mamardashvili was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tim Klack showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 79 minute of play. After having played for 82 minutes, Jesper Harman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ivan Turina´s ☆ Väddö AIK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jesper Harman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Henry Thedin kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. When Sílvio Luís Ceresso came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the JFSP 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 Sílvio Luís Ceresso couldn't finish the play. Danilo Gonçalves hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Jesper Harman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ivan Turina´s ☆ Väddö AIK's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.