World League

HEDONISM ARENA
Spectators: 7451 (Terracing: 5590, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when August Ryberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. Connor Osmond made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Rune Bagge sent off a good shot on target. 5 minutes into the match, HEDONISM U18's goal looked a bit too open when Trevor Eubank came free, but Mikael Rudqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mikael Rudqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trevor Eubank, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Trevor Eubank had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bogumil Czapski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When SK Mons's Bogumil Czapski in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye HEDONISM U18's goalie prevented a goal. When Koios Paloumbas fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored HEDONISM U18's protests and gave Koios Paloumbas a yellow card for diving instead. Koios Paloumbas hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Mikael Rudqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Steven Puttemans, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 26 minutes into the game, Steven Puttemans cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Mikael Rudqvist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 30 minutes into the match, HEDONISM U18's goal looked a bit too open when Steven Puttemans came free, but Mikael Rudqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Steven Puttemans recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 33rd minute, Rune Bagge ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Connor Osmond was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Trevor Eubank took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mikael Rudqvist. Mikael Rudqvist dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. In the 39th minute, Steven Puttemans ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mikael Rudqvist was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Zarco Simões kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. SK Mons were awarded a corner in the 44th minute after HEDONISM U18's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Christoph Van den Berch took the corner. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Christoph Van den Berch got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 1-4. 45 minutes into the match. The HEDONISM U18 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. SK Mons were winning 1-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Trevor Eubank to make the kick off. In the 50th minute, August Ryberg made a precise shot to the right of Connor Osmond. SK Mons's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. Mikael Rudqvist was a little too slow when Steven Puttemans got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 53rd minute. The score was now 2-5. 56 minutes into the match, HEDONISM U18's goal looked a bit too open when Trevor Eubank came free, but Mikael Rudqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. HEDONISM U18's Mikael Rudqvist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save HEDONISM U18 from getting a goal against them. In the 57th match minute, HEDONISM U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Koios Paloumbas to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in HEDONISM U18's zone, Trevor Eubank stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mikael Rudqvist came out of the goal and Trevor Eubank tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 61st match minute, HEDONISM U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Koios Paloumbas to maneuver through the defense. Koios Paloumbas kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 65th minute, but Mikael Rudqvist got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving HEDONISM U18 hanging dry this time. Trevor Eubank hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Mikael Rudqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trevor Eubank, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After 77 minutes of play, SK Mons's Steven Puttemans made it 2-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mikael Rudqvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! Steven Puttemans didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 2-8 via right post in the game's 84th minute. SK Mons's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! After 89 played minutes Trevor Eubank rounded HEDONISM U18's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-9. August Ryberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Connor Osmond tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SK Mons's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.