U18 World League

Mohs
Spectators: 7966 (Terracing: 5976, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 158) Minko Búrnev made the kick off and thus started the match. Christer Waaler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Minko Búrnev in the 4th minute of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Åsnes's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Gebrev came free, but Christer Waaler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Gebrev in the 8th minute of play forced Åsnes's goalkeeper Christer Waaler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute Yanislav Plachkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christer Waaler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Minko Búrnev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christer Waaler. Åsnes's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Minko Búrnev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The supporters of SPARROWS booed when Åsnes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnt Honningsvåg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Christer Waaler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Gebrev, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. SPARROWS's Valentin Gebrev got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Christer Waaler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nacho Zegov, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Christer Waaler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Minko Búrnev, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Yanislav Plachkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christer Waaler having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Valentin Gebrev notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Åsnes's Christer Waaler. Christer Waaler was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Åsnes's Christer Waaler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Minko Búrnev in the 37th minute of play. Christer Waaler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nacho Zegov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grozdan Grozev charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Grozdan Grozev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Morten Hestad blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Genko Dankin having to make a save. Genko Dankin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Morten Hestad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half SPARROWS were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Petter Vartdal to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petter Vartdal in the 54th minute of play forced SPARROWS's goalkeeper Genko Dankin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to SPARROWS getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Nacho Zegov hit a great ball. Valentin Gebrev did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-3 to the left of a surprised Christer Waaler 62 minutes into the match. With an all-out effort, SPARROWS's Christer Waaler threw himself towards the right post 65 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Minko Búrnev, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A collision led to Åsnes getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. John-Einar Bøen hit a great ball. Åsnes's defense didn't have a chance, in the 73rd minute, when Valentin Gebrev scored to the left of an out of position Christer Waaler, making the score, 0-4. Christer Waaler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Gebrev, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 79th minute Minko Búrnev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christer Waaler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Minko Búrnev in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Christer Waaler saved Åsnes from getting behind. Genko Dankin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Morten Hestad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christer Waaler made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Yanislav Plachkov sent off a good shot on target. Åsnes's Christer Waaler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Gebrev in the 85th minute of play. In the 87th minute Valentin Gebrev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christer Waaler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.