U18 World League

Hooters HeavenlyHome
Spectators: 10823 (Terracing: 8118, Seating: 2489, VIP seats: 216) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Thomas Wassberg kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rudolf Josefsson during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 2 played minutes MAFFIAN got a freekick which was hit by Rudolf Josefsson. Kyle Connor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Wassberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. MAFFIAN were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after Heavenly Hooters's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gunde Svan took the corner. MAFFIAN's Gunde Svan was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Kyle Connor in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Max Langford charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Max Langford the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 17th match minute, Heavenly Hooters was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Max Langford to maneuver through the defense. Kyle Connor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Wassberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Heavenly Hooters's Kyle Connor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thomas Wassberg in the 22nd minute of play. Kyle Connor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas Wassberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute, Greger Broberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kyle Connor came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by MAFFIAN's Alex Vallin. But to his dismay, Alex Vallin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Ethan Zamora received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Aron Dahlbom tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to MAFFIAN getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Alf Säfström hit a great ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 42nd minute of the game. One of Heavenly Hooters:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of MAFFIAN:s goal. Thomas Wassberg walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. The referee felt a red card was in order, 48 minutes into the game, when Alf Säfström put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in MAFFIAN fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 47th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Heavenly Hooters a penalty, 50 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Harold Lloyd, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of MAFFIAN's Aron Dahlbom. 1-1.

MAFFIAN's Thomas Wassberg got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to MAFFIAN getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Thomas Wassberg hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Harold Lloyd in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aron Dahlbom prevented the ball from getting in the gole. MAFFIAN made a substitution. Torgny Mogren replaced Thomas Wassberg. Kyle Connor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torgny Mogren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 78 played minutes Heavenly Hooters got a freekick which was hit by Lon Chaney. Kyle Connor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torgny Mogren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. MAFFIAN were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after Heavenly Hooters's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gunde Svan took the corner. After taking down the ball on MAFFIAN's corner Gunde Svan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Kyle Connor quite easily take care of the ball. Kyle Connor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Torgny Mogren in the 87th minute of the match. Kyle Connor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Torgny Mogren in the 89th minute of play. In the 97th minute, Harold Lloyd made a precise shot to the right of Aron Dahlbom. MAFFIAN's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Heavenly Hooters's Kyle Connor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torgny Mogren in the 100th minute of play. MAFFIAN were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.