U18 World League

San Siro
Spectators: 7668 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Malte Ahlerot started the match with the kick off. Richard Haraldsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jakob Sundström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jonas Koch got free with Brian Näfver in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hjalmar Tunander kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Richard Haraldsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stefan Hedström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute, Jakob Sundström ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Richard Haraldsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. When Sverker Abrahamsson came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Befruktas FC 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 Sverker Abrahamsson couldn't finish the play. After 27 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for I Rossoneri! When I Rossoneri's Malte Ahlerot in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Befruktas FC's goalie prevented a goal. Jan Grep kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, Befruktas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Malte Ahlerot came free, but Brian Näfver reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. I Rossoneri's Richard Haraldsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sverker Abrahamsson in the 43rd minute of play. Sivert Stabbe kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Stefan Hedström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Richard Haraldsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Befruktas FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stefan Hedström made a kick off. A collision led to I Rossoneri getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Malte Ahlerot hit a great ball. Brian Näfver didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ludvig Carlsson went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. When Hjalmar Tunander fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Befruktas FC's protests and gave Hjalmar Tunander a yellow card for diving instead. In the 58th minute, Hjalmar Tunander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Brian Näfver showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Malte Ahlerot, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Richard Haraldsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michel Blom, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. After 69 played minutes Befruktas FC got a freekick which was hit by Ace Supreme. 70 minutes into the match, Malte Ahlerot had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Brian Näfver. Befruktas FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Malte Ahlerot was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. I Rossoneri's defense didn't have a chance, in the 76th minute, when Michel Blom scored to the left of an out of position Richard Haraldsson, making the score, 2-3. 82 minutes into the match, I Rossoneri's goalkeeper Richard Haraldsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jakob Sundström. The crowd rose to their feet as Michel Blom kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Richard Haraldsson. That made the score 2-4 in the 83 minute of play. Befruktas FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.