U18 World League

Dallens Arena
Spectators: 10017 (Terracing: 7500, Seating: 2300, VIP seats: 217) Thomas Wassberg made the kick off and thus started the match. Aron Dahlbom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jim Jonasson in the 3rd minute of the match. 1-0 became the score in the 4th minute when Jim Jonasson elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Wassberg in the 10th minute of play forced Dallen Fc's goalkeeper Nils Eklund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alex Vallin kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. A collision led to Dallen Fc getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Rune Vennersten hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Svensson in the 18th minute of play forced Dallen Fc's goalkeeper Nils Eklund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd match minute, Dallen Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Algot Kruse to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Dallen Fc's Jim Jonasson got a free kick in the 26th minute. In the 29thth minute of the game Algot Kruse who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MAFFIAN's Aron Dahlbom was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dallen Fc's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zlatan Beck in the 30th minute. The corner led Dallen Fc's Zlatan Beck to fire away a dangerous shot which Aron Dahlbom despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Nils Eklund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Vallin in the 32nd minute of the match. Mattias Swahn might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aron Dahlbom. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mattias Swahn ran back to his position shaking his head. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zlatan Beck was the one to do the kick off. Johan Mellberg kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. Greger Broberg hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute, Johan Mellberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. MAFFIAN made a substitution. Hugo Nyman replaced Rudolf Josefsson. After 61 played minutes Dallen Fc got a freekick which was hit by Johan Mellberg. In the 64th minute, Michel Kjellkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. MAFFIAN's Dennis Edström was substituted for George Svensson. Nils Eklund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Torgny Mogren in the 68th minute of play. With a little luck, Dallen Fc's Nils Eklund got control of the ball when Alex Vallin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aron Dahlbom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zlatan Beck in the 71st minute of the match. Nils Eklund made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Torgny Mogren sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Dallen Fc booed when MAFFIAN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gunde Svan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dallen Fc's Patrick Karlberg was substituted for Bo-Erik Nyström. Gunde Svan kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. 93 minutes into the match, Zlatan Beck had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aron Dahlbom. MAFFIAN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zlatan Beck was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. MAFFIAN's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.