U18 World League

Monsterz Arena
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Åke Månsson took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Digital Monsterz FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rudolph Thurman came free, but Bertil Henriksson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Digital Monsterz FC's Tage Söderberg got a free kick in the 9th minute. With a little luck, El Canalla de Chicago's Jonah Peck got control of the ball when Oskar Pååk tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 17th minute, Rudolph Thurman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bertil Henriksson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 21 minutes into the game, Rudolph Thurman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Bertil Henriksson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. El Canalla de Chicago's Dustin Thome managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Vincent Täman in the 31 minute of the game. After 37 minutes, Julian Corcoran mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Canalla de Chicago and the Digital Monsterz FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to El Canalla de Chicago getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Julian Corcoran hit a great ball. 40 minutes into the match, Digital Monsterz FC's Åke Månsson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonah Peck narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Eddie Flinck kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match.

When the match clock showed 51 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Åke Månsson sped through El Canalla de Chicago's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonah Peck. Bernie Rosales struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Bertil Henriksson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Canalla de Chicago. An unexpectedly hard shot by Åke Månsson in the 61st minute of play forced El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Jonah Peck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd match minute, El Canalla de Chicago was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julian Corcoran to maneuver through the defense. After 65 played minutes, Digital Monsterz FC's Paul Kielstedt shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jonah Peck came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Digital Monsterz FC reached it. 66 minutes into the game, Kent Carney was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Canalla de Chicago's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Digital Monsterz FC the free kick. The supporters of Digital Monsterz FC booed when El Canalla de Chicago was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kent Carney didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Digital Monsterz FC's Paul Kielstedt got a free kick in the 72nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Digital Monsterz FC's zone, Clark Lindsey stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bertil Henriksson came out of the goal and Clark Lindsey tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 79th minute, Julian Corcoran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80th minute, Cobi Babcock hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Paul Kielstedt came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Digital Monsterz FC 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 Paul Kielstedt couldn't finish the play. If Rudolph Thurman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Åke Månsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bo-Erik Deckberg hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Clark Lindsey kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bertil Henriksson. That made the score 1-3 in the 95 minute of play.