U18 World League

Monsterz Arena
Spectators: 7979 (Terracing: 5985, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 159) ◇Mz.Dream◆Pioneer FC's 曲荣翔 started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Fredrik Arvidsson charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fredrik Arvidsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Digital Monsterz FC's Fredrik Arvidsson got a free kick in the 2nd minute. In the 9th match minute, ◇Mz.Dream◆Pioneer FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 倪景震 to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Digital Monsterz FC's zone, 曲荣翔 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bertil Skarkman came out of the goal and 曲荣翔 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by 乔峰桑 in the 13th minute of play forced Digital Monsterz FC's goalkeeper Bertil Skarkman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kenny Edström's late challenge caught a ◇Mz.Dream◆Pioneer FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kenny Edström helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Digital Monsterz FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Kenny Edström hit a great ball. 曲荣翔 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bertil Skarkman having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kenny Edström in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 秦夕耀 saved ◇Mz.Dream◆Pioneer FC from getting behind. 秦夕耀 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oskar Pååk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to ◇Mz.Dream◆Pioneer FC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. 倪景震 hit a great ball. In the 44th minute of the match Dan Backman sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but 秦夕耀 skillfully saved the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Åke Månsson made a kick off. Bertil Skarkman made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when 曲荣翔 sent off a good shot on target. Bertil Skarkman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 乔峰桑, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Digital Monsterz FC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Kenny Edström hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Paul Kielstedt during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 61st minute, Paul Kielstedt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute, Åke Månsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Digital Monsterz FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 秦夕耀 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paul Kielstedt, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 倪景震 during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 71 played minutes ◇Mz.Dream◆Pioneer FC got a freekick which was hit by 倪景震. After some careless play in the ◇Mz.Dream◆Pioneer FC defense, Åke Månsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 秦夕耀. The ◇Mz.Dream◆Pioneer FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 秦夕耀 should have stopped the shot. In the 82nd minute Oskar Pååk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 秦夕耀 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th minute, 乔峰桑 had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gabriel Hökqvist during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. ◇Mz.Dream◆Pioneer FC's 赵烨奕 was substituted for 乔峰桑. In the 91st match minute, Digital Monsterz FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul Kielstedt to maneuver through the defense. 鲁坤强 kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. Digital Monsterz FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.