U18 World League

Mattojärvi IP
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bengt-Arne Stabbe kicked off to start the match. Tim Billing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Slawomir Pietras in the 4th minute of play. Tim Billing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dominik Weyna, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dominik Weyna in the 13th minute of play forced AIF's goalkeeper Tim Billing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th match minute, Fc Radomsko was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jerzy Domeradzki to maneuver through the defense. Douglas Hellgren hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. A collision led to AIF getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Douglas Hellgren hit a great ball. After 27 played minutes AIF got a freekick which was hit by Douglas Hellgren. Tim Billing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Slawomir Pietras, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Tim Billing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliks Gniewek in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute, Hugon Parzysz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Fc Radomsko's Tomasz Zbydniewski got control of the ball when Gert Kjellbom tried to sneak it across the goal line. Douglas Hellgren was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 44 minutes into the match. After 44 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AIF! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Tim Billing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zenon Zerde in the 55th minute of play. A collision led to Fc Radomsko getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Feliks Gniewek hit a great ball. Mattias Kuse charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mattias Kuse the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Fc Radomsko booed when AIF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mattias Kuse didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 58th minute of the match Zenon Zerde sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tim Billing skillfully saved the ball. Tim Billing made an important save on a dangerous shot by Feliks Gniewek in the 64th minute. Dominik Weyna's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tim Billing firmly grabbed it by the left post. After a rather tough play, Fc Radomsko's Hugon Parzysz got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Hjalmar Fanström might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tomasz Zbydniewski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hjalmar Fanström ran back to his position shaking his head. Bengt-Arne Stabbe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tim Billing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Slawomir Pietras, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. With his leg Tim Billing managed to avoid a goal in the 92ndth minute, when Fc Radomsko's Dominik Weyna fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Fc Radomsko walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.