U18 World League

Ekedalen Arena
Spectators: 7598 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) The audience was convinced that Petros Malioufas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gert Myhr was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. In the 14th minute Kostas Manouselis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gert Myhr saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nikos Kosmidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Vestlund in the 18th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Petros Malioufas during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 22 played minutes AC Milan got a freekick which was hit by Konstantinos Triantafyllopoulos. 23 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goalkeeper Nikos Kosmidis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adrian Benett. In the 25th match minute, Ekedalen SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henric Sjöström to maneuver through the defense. In the 29th match minute, Ekedalen SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henry Nordström to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adrian Benett got free with Nikos Kosmidis in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 34th match minute, AC Milan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Apostolikas Kapetanopoulos to maneuver through the defense. Konstantinos Triantafyllopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, AC Milan's Aris Kortzidis got a free kick in the 39th minute. In the 42nd match minute, AC Milan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pavlos Papazacharias to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Petros Malioufas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nikos Kosmidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Benett, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Konstantinos Triantafyllopoulos lost his temper 53 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Henric Sjöström shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. 58 minutes into the game, Kostas Manouselis lined in a short shot 0-1 behind a frustrated Gert Myhr. Ekedalen SK's Emil Vestlund got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nikos Kosmidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henry Nordström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute Kostas Manouselis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gert Myhr saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AC Milan's Nikos Kosmidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henry Nordström in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Henry Nordström made a precise shot to the right of Nikos Kosmidis. AC Milan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Benett in the 76th minute of play forced AC Milan's goalkeeper Nikos Kosmidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute Henry Nordström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikos Kosmidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aris Kortzidis who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 82ndth minute tested the skills of Gert Myhr when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ekedalen SK's Gert Myhr played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kostas Manouselis in the 83rd minute of play. AC Milan's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Apostolikas Kapetanopoulos in the 84th minute. Gert Myhr showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Spyros Spanakis in the 86th minute of the match. In the 87th minute Adrian Benett shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikos Kosmidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the AC Milan defense, Henry Nordström kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nikos Kosmidis. The AC Milan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nikos Kosmidis should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Benett in the 94th minute of play forced AC Milan's goalkeeper Nikos Kosmidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nikos Kosmidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Benett in the 96th minute of play. When the referee ended the match the Ekedalen SK players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.