U18 World League

Legendariska Råsunda
Spectators: 7900 (Terracing: 5925, Seating: 1817, VIP seats: 158) When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Olov Tham took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Vute Baliev to make any attempt to save it. 9 minutes into the game, Gonzo Ivanov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Jan Moberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to DARAS getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Toni Nenchev hit a great ball. Jan Moberg came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by DARAS's Iliya Kasabov. But to his dismay, Iliya Kasabov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Baxters Boys's Leif Abelsson got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Olov Tham came free with the goalkeeper in the 25th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Vute Baliev could save by the left post. Toni Nenchev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Jan Moberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 35 minutes, August Palm managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Baxters Boys's supporters crossed their fingers, but August Palm was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to DARAS getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Nedyalko Berberov hit a great ball. If August Palm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 41st minute, Gavril Bratovanov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Toni Nenchev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With an all-out effort, DARAS's Jan Moberg threw himself towards the right post 52 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Iliya Kasabov, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Iliya Kasabov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan Moberg having to interfere. Jan Moberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzo Ivanov in the 62nd minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 64 minutes, Jan Moberg successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Baxters Boys's Alexander Klint was substituted for Johan Dalström. Toni Nenchev kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Vute Baliev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olov Tham in the 71st minute of play. A collision led to Baxters Boys getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Emanuel Bark hit a great ball. Olov Tham took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vute Baliev. Vute Baliev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Edmund Olsman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Baxters Boys's supporters rose to their feet, but Edmund Olsman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vute Baliev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Gonzo Ivanov came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the DARAS fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gonzo Ivanov couldn't finish the play. Jan Moberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzo Ivanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. With 93 minutes on the clock, Nedyalko Berberov commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 93 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for DARAS! The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Baxters Boys had won after a very even match.