U18 World League

Bullen Arena
Spectators: 7996 (Terracing: 5998, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jack Olsmann made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd match minute, Arsenal F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Viktor Zinchenko to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gunnar Hökkvist in the 7th minute of play forced Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper Rostislav Fillipov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute, Gunnar Hökkvist 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. With 18 minutes on the clock, Manfred Andreasson commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee gave Arsenal F.C. a penalty, 19 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Sergey Azbukin, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC Bullen's Staffan Julin. 0-1. After 25 played minutes FC Bullen got a freekick which was hit by Carl Lindgren. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Bullen's goalkeeper Staffan Julin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 26th minute, Carl Lindgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 27th minute Sergey Azbukin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Staffan Julin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Staffan Julin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pavel Ostakhov's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. The supporters of Arsenal F.C. booed when FC Bullen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgar Mårtensson didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 37 played minutes, Arsenal F.C.'s Sergey Azbukin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Staffan Julin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Arsenal F.C. reached it. In the 37th minute, Sergey Azbukin made a precise shot to the right of Staffan Julin. FC Bullen's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 40 minutes into the match, FC Bullen's goal looked a bit too open when Ernest Alferov came free, but Staffan Julin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rostislav Fillipov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jack Olsmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sergey Azbukin made a kick off. Arsenal F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sergey Azbukin in the 57th minute. With a little luck, FC Bullen's Staffan Julin got control of the ball when Pavel Ostakhov tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Sergey Azbukin kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Staffan Julin. That made the score 0-3 in the 63 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sergey Azbukin got free with Staffan Julin in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jon Broberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, FC Bullen's Ivar Holm got a free kick in the 80th minute. After 81 played minutes, Arsenal F.C.'s Sergey Azbukin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Staffan Julin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Arsenal F.C. reached it. Jack Olsmann's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rostislav Fillipov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. Jon Broberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rostislav Fillipov having to interfere. Anthon Åberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Rostislav Fillipov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 87 minutes, Nikolay Pershin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arsenal F.C. and the FC Bullen players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of FC Bullen booed when Arsenal F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikolay Pershin didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of FC Bullen booed when Arsenal F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergey Azbukin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Staffan Julin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergey Azbukin, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Pavel Ostakhov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 94thth minute tested the skills of Staffan Julin when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a rather tough play, FC Bullen's Ivar Holm got a free kick in the 94th minute.