U18 World League

Dragon Cave
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) In the 4th minute Akis Kaglantge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arne Blomqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arne Blomqvist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Akis Kaglantge in the 7th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Akis Kaglantge got free with Arne Blomqvist in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 11 minutes, Hector Volakis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Unione Sportiva and the MaLe FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 10 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Unione Sportiva! In the 12th minute there was a penalty for MaLe FC. Sixten Hellström stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Grigoris Danas. 0-1. Johan Bergman charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Johan Bergman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 17 minutes into the match, MaLe FC's goal looked a bit too open when Akis Kaglantge came free, but Arne Blomqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Unione Sportiva's Timos Karahalios got a free kick in the 18th minute. Johan Bergman got his second yellow card in the match during the 21st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to MaLe FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Johan Bergman hit a great ball. Alkeides Touchakis received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Arne Blomqvist came out and tried to block the shot, but Alkeides Touchakis slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 23rd minute. In the 26th minute Timos Karahalios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arne Blomqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute, Lukas Hedlund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Apsyrtos Papadelias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to MaLe FC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Alfred Anundsson hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Poias Nikolakopoulos in the 31st minute of play forced MaLe FC's goalkeeper Arne Blomqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Akis Kaglantge got free with Arne Blomqvist in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. MaLe FC's Arne Blomqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Poias Nikolakopoulos in the 36th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Glaukos Atsidakos got free with Arne Blomqvist in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arne Blomqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Poias Nikolakopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Poias Nikolakopoulos in the 39th minute of play forced MaLe FC's goalkeeper Arne Blomqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Alkeides Touchakis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Arne Blomqvist. That made the score 2-1 in the 41 minute of play. Glaukos Atsidakos struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Arne Blomqvist didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Unione Sportiva. Lukas Hedlund hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When Hector Volakis came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Unione Sportiva 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 Hector Volakis couldn't finish the play. Arne Blomqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Poias Nikolakopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Poias Nikolakopoulos in the 60th minute of play forced MaLe FC's goalkeeper Arne Blomqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Unione Sportiva booed when MaLe FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfred Anundsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arne Blomqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Poias Nikolakopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arne Blomqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Poias Nikolakopoulos in the 74th minute of play. In the 75th minute Glaukos Atsidakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arne Blomqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arne Blomqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Poias Nikolakopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apsyrtos Papadelias in the 81st minute of play forced MaLe FC's goalkeeper Arne Blomqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute, Poias Nikolakopoulos made a precise shot to the right of Arne Blomqvist. MaLe FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. After some careless play in the MaLe FC defense, Timos Karahalios kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arne Blomqvist. The MaLe FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arne Blomqvist should have stopped the shot. 89 minutes into the game, Poias Nikolakopoulos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Arne Blomqvist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 95th minute Akis Kaglantge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arne Blomqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Unione Sportiva had played much better football throughout.