U18 World League

Stade An Ráth Mór
Spectators: 8132 (Terracing: 6100, Seating: 1871, VIP seats: 161) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Henning Zachrisson got the match started through his kick off. When Christophe Reibel fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rathmore Lime Tree's protests and gave Christophe Reibel a yellow card for diving instead. After 2 played minutes Rathmore Lime Tree got a freekick which was hit by Christophe Reibel. After a defensive mix-up in Rathmore Lime Tree's zone, Birger Hedkvist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sofyane Valognes came out of the goal and Birger Hedkvist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 9 minutes into the match, Mörknäs Electric Vikings's goal looked a bit too open when Brian Boullet came free, but Viggo Alfors reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Brian Boullet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With 13 minutes on the clock, Bakary Guinaudeau commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. When Birger Hedkvist came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Mörknäs Electric Vikings 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 Birger Hedkvist couldn't finish the play. 17 minutes into the match, Rathmore Lime Tree's goal looked a bit too open when Sven-Oskar Tholsson came free, but Sofyane Valognes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sofyane Valognes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henning Zachrisson in the 26th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven-Oskar Tholsson in the 33rd minute of play forced Rathmore Lime Tree's goalkeeper Sofyane Valognes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rathmore Lime Tree's Sofyane Valognes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henning Zachrisson in the 35th minute of play. Tobias Hedström made in the 38th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Sven-Oskar Tholsson immediately put the ball in play. Sofyane Valognes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henning Zachrisson in the 40th minute of play. Adil Magaud sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Adil Magaud was the one to do the kick off. 2-0 became the score in the 52nd minute when Adil Magaud elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Sofyane Valognes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Niklas Påk in the 63rd minute. Brandon Pardon charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Brandon Pardon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 65th minute, Brandon Pardon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rathmore Lime Tree's Karim Cosme was substituted for Adil Magaud. In the 67th match minute, Rathmore Lime Tree was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brandon Pardon to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 67th minute of the game. One of Rathmore Lime Tree:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mörknäs Electric Vikings:s goal. When Karim Cosme came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Rathmore Lime Tree 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 Karim Cosme couldn't finish the play. Rathmore Lime Tree's Sofyane Valognes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henning Zachrisson in the 80th minute of play. Viggo Alfors showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karim Cosme in the 90th minute of the match. Karim Cosme hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Tobias Hedström from long distance, 96 minutes into the match, got Sofyane Valognes's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side.