U18 World League

Gunnarsbyn
Spectators: 6719 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Karl-Axel Bållström took the kick off in the first half of the match. Leif Söderberg who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 6thth minute tested the skills of Roland Haglund when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A collision led to Gunnarsbyn getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Urban Ahlberg hit a great ball. Sören Termander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Axel Bållström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the match, Karl-Axel Bållström notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Gunnarsbyn's Sören Termander. Sören Termander was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Roland Haglund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Per Stigsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sören Termander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl-Axel Bållström in the 21st minute of play. After 23 minutes of play, Gunnarsbyn's Leif Söderberg made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roland Haglund was left in no man's land by his defense there! Leif Söderberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edvin Willig in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sören Termander saved Gunnarsbyn from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Karl-Axel Bållström managed to get in a good position for a shot. Oskars Glada Gäng's supporters rose to their feet, but Karl-Axel Bållström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sören Termander breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sören Termander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edvin Willig, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Per Stigsson to make the kick off. Roland Haglund came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Gunnarsbyn's Urban Ahlberg. But to his dismay, Urban Ahlberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Per Stigsson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roland Haglund having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Karl-Axel Bållström got free with Sören Termander in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Edvin Willig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sören Termander having to interfere. Karl-Axel Bållström came free with the goalkeeper in the 66th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Sören Termander could save by the left post. Per Stigsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Roland Haglund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfred Björklund in the 71st minute of play forced Gunnarsbyn's goalkeeper Sören Termander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edvin Willig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 73rd match minute, Gunnarsbyn was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leif Söderberg to maneuver through the defense. Sören Termander made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Karl-Axel Bållström sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Karl-Axel Bållström got free with Sören Termander in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sören Termander made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edvin Willig in the 78th minute. In the 79th minute, Edgar Uter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edvin Willig got free with Sören Termander in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Edvin Willig hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Roland Haglund stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leif Söderberg's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. After 87 played minutes Oskars Glada Gäng got a freekick which was hit by Karl-Axel Bållström. In the 90th minute, Niclas Ennegren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Per Stigsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Roland Haglund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Per Stigsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.