U18 World League

Ministry of Magic
Spectators: 7774 (Terracing: 5831, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) Bradley Moon made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 10th minute of the match, Bradley Moon tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Kristian Hellkvist saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 11 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's goal looked a bit too open when Michael Lägdin came free, but Albert Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bradley Moon hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 16th minute, Craig Gronow hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Albert Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfons Österberg in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bradley Moon in the 19th minute of play forced Nusnäs IF's goalkeeper Kristian Hellkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Bradley Moon kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kristian Hellkvist. That made the score 1-0 in the 19 minute of play. After having played for 22 minutes, Michael Lägdin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nusnäs IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Michael Lägdin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hubert Hjortsberg kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Albert Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivar Berggren, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Ellis Sawbridge kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. After 40 minutes, Hubert Hjortsberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nusnäs IF and the The Obscurials players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 41st match minute, Nusnäs IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hubert Hjortsberg to maneuver through the defense. Jarvis Locke took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 41st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kristian Hellkvist. Nusnäs IF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Ellis Sawbridge had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 46th match minute, The Obscurials was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lance Morey to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th minute, Patrik Löfgren 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. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Patrik Löfgren stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Nusnäs IF's Ivar Berggren sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Albert Day narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 55th match minute, The Obscurials was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jarvis Locke to maneuver through the defense. Albert Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfons Österberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. A collision led to The Obscurials getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Remy Burtt hit a great ball. Patrik Löfgren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Albert Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 1-1 became the score in the 68th minute when Patrik Löfgren elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. If Patrik Löfgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 72 played minutes The Obscurials got a freekick which was hit by Cornelius Lunt. Archie Belford's late challenge caught a Nusnäs IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Archie Belford helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, The Obscurials's Archie Belford got a free kick in the 79th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Michael Lägdin kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Albert Day. That made the score 1-2 in the 80 minute of play. Michael Isaksson's late challenge caught a The Obscurials's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Michael Isaksson helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Nusnäs IF's Michael Isaksson got a free kick in the 86th minute. The Obscurials's goalkeeper couldn't reach when George Ersman 93 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-3. Nusnäs IF played a much better game than The Obscurials and deserved their victory. The The Obscurials players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.