U18 World League

Blue Arena
Spectators: 9219 (Terracing: 6915, Seating: 2121, VIP seats: 183) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kjell-Arne Skott got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th match minute, BlueLionesse was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Narcis Inculeț to maneuver through the defense. In the 7thth minute of the game Patrik Ahlrot who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BlueLionesse's Cătălin Jdeica was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 15 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goal looked a bit too open when Patrik Ahlrot came free, but Cătălin Jdeica reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mircea Stejaru kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. The supporters of Ronnys Lärjungar booed when BlueLionesse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maxim Văduvescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 19th minute, Kjell-Arne Skott left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ronnys Lärjungar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Cătălin Jdeica stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of George Esbjörnsson's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Cătălin Jdeica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrik Ahlrot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Kjell-Arne Skott's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cătălin Jdeica was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. In the 35th minute, BlueLionesse's Irinel Gheondea seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Irinel Gheondea the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of BlueLionesse protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Irinel Gheondea had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to BlueLionesse getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Irinel Gheondea hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Ronnys Lärjungar's Patrik Ahlrot tried to score from far away in the 37th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Cătălin Jdeica didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kjell-Arne Skott went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Patrik Ahlrot kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. In the 46th minute Kjell-Arne Skott shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cătălin Jdeica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 48 minutes into the game, Ronnys Lärjungar's Kjell-Arne Skott 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, 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Patrik Ahlrot came free with the goalkeeper in the 55th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Cătălin Jdeica could save by the left post. After 55 minutes, Emanuel Greblă mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BlueLionesse and the Ronnys Lärjungar players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Ronnys Lärjungar booed when BlueLionesse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Greblă didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cătălin Jdeica acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 56th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Zebastian Larsfält. The supporters of Ronnys Lärjungar booed when BlueLionesse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mircea Stejaru didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cătălin Jdeica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kjell-Arne Skott, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Cătălin Jdeica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrik Ahlrot, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 62nd minute Ronnys Lärjungar were awarded a corner. Patrik Ahlrot went to the cornerflag to take it. After a rather tough play, BlueLionesse's Mircea Stejaru got a free kick in the 65th minute. BlueLionesse's Cătălin Jdeica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kjell-Arne Skott in the 67th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Mircea Stejaru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ronnys Lärjungar's Sverker Björk was substituted for Tommy Beck. After 69 played minutes BlueLionesse got a freekick which was hit by Mircea Stejaru. The supporters of Ronnys Lärjungar booed when BlueLionesse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valeriu Iuzbașa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 73rd minute of the match, Kjell-Arne Skott tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cătălin Jdeica saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Kåre Mattsson in the 74thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Cătălin Jdeica, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a little luck, BlueLionesse's Cătălin Jdeica got control of the ball when Patrik Ahlrot tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of BlueLionesse booed when Ronnys Lärjungar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sverker Björk didn't get a good kick on the ball. 88 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Cătălin Jdeica had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Patrik Ahlrot. Cătălin Jdeica made an important save on a dangerous shot by Patrik Ahlrot in the 96th minute. When the match was over Ronnys Lärjungar could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than BlueLionesse throughout the match.