U18 World League

Blue Arena
Spectators: 9201 (Terracing: 6902, Seating: 2116, VIP seats: 183) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Anders Lindsten made the kick off which started today's match. Cătălin Jdeica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anders Lindsten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 6th minute of the match Sergiu Cezar sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Conny Tunström skillfully saved the ball. Conny Tunström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Greblă in the 8th minute of the match. Ingmar Barck kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Jarl Törnblom kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Conny Tunström stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mihnea Martinaș's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. In the 26th minute Emanuel Greblă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Conny Tunström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cătălin Jdeica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rickard Svensson, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lennart Lind in the 38th minute of play forced BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Cătălin Jdeica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Conny Tunström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dacian Fetea, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. After 43rd play minutes Emanuel Greblă shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Conny Tunström and just under the crossbar into goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mihnea Martinaș to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Dacian Fetea was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BlueLionesse's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Linghed Angels FC the free kick. A collision led to BlueLionesse getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Dacian Fetea hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Rickard Svensson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cătălin Jdeica was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. The supporters of BlueLionesse booed when Linghed Angels FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lennart Lind didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dacian Fetea in the 61st minute of play forced Linghed Angels FC's goalkeeper Conny Tunström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute, Linghed Angels FC's Anders Lindsten dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. A collision led to Linghed Angels FC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Bengt-Rune Linberg hit a great ball. Linghed Angels FC made a substitution. Karl-Michael Säfström replaced Niclas Vase. Conny Tunström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dacian Fetea, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 81st match minute, BlueLionesse was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergiu Cezar to maneuver through the defense. Mihnea Martinaș charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mihnea Martinaș the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Linghed Angels FC booed when BlueLionesse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mihnea Martinaș didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sergiu Cezar took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 86th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Conny Tunström. Linghed Angels FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 87 played minutes BlueLionesse got a freekick which was hit by Horia Ghiorman. In the 88th minute of the match Bengt-Rune Linberg sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cătălin Jdeica skillfully saved the ball. 94 minutes into the game, Linghed Angels FC's Lennart Lind nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cătălin Jdeica made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2.