U18 World League

Sleepy Hollow
Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 140) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mike Sugden took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Quentin Newlyn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gottfrid Kinnman didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 9th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. The supporters of The Handsome Wizards UTD booed when Blomstermåla BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Håkan Sjöström didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 15th minute, Håkan Sjöström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mike Sugden got a fine position in front of goal ttaking advantage of the opportunity to rumble in 2-0 in the right cross in the 20th match minute before Gottfrid Kinnman had time to react. In the 23rd minute Chris Barber shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gottfrid Kinnman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Blomstermåla BK getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Max Lundgren hit a great ball. The supporters of Blomstermåla BK booed when The Handsome Wizards UTD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mike Sugden didn't get a good kick on the ball. 27 minutes into the game, Börje Apelquist threw the ball into play from the sideline. The Handsome Wizards UTD's Gary Winship quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 28 minutes into the match, Chris Barber notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Blomstermåla BK's Gottfrid Kinnman. Gottfrid Kinnman was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 32nd minute, Quentin Newlyn fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Gottfrid Kinnman, passed just outside the right post. If Chris Barber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gottfrid Kinnman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mike Sugden, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mike Sugden sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 46th minute Mike Sugden shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gottfrid Kinnman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alfred Lövgren was the one to do the kick off. Sven-Edvin Lindkvist's late challenge caught a The Handsome Wizards UTD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sven-Edvin Lindkvist helped the player get up and apologised. Gottfrid Kinnman came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by The Handsome Wizards UTD's Chris Barber. But to his dismay, Chris Barber quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Gottfrid Kinnman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mike Sugden, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Glyn Beesley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Max Lundgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Gottfrid Kinnman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mike Sugden, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 88 minutes into the match, Quentin Newlyn had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gottfrid Kinnman. Blomstermåla BK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Quentin Newlyn was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. 91 minutes into the match, The Handsome Wizards UTD's goal looked a bit too open when Alfred Lövgren came free, but Glyn Beesley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mike Sugden in the 94th minute of play forced Blomstermåla BK's goalkeeper Gottfrid Kinnman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Blomstermåla BK players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for The Handsome Wizards UTD.