U18 World League

Sundborn IF vallen
Spectators: 7736 (Terracing: 5803, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dag Häll started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the game, Käka Puck BK's Birger Tomasson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fritz Lindqvist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Käka Puck BK's Simon Albäck proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Käka Puck BK from getting a goal against them. When Lukas Giliusson fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Käka Puck BK's protests and gave Lukas Giliusson a yellow card for diving instead. After 13 played minutes Käka Puck BK got a freekick which was hit by Lukas Giliusson. In the 17th minute, Morgan Flinck left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sundborn IF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 20th match minute, Sundborn IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Ahlén to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd minute Dag Häll shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Albäck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fritz Lindqvist stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adrian Nordmark's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Lukas Giliusson scored 1-2 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fritz Lindqvist, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sundborn IF's Fritz Lindqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lukas Giliusson in the 31st minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Sundborn IF's goal looked a bit too open when Kent Valler came free, but Fritz Lindqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adrian Nordmark to make the kick off. Simon Albäck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joachim Wenerdahl, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. If Morgan Flinck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Simon Albäck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Morgan Flinck in the 63rd minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, Kent Valler notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Sundborn IF's Fritz Lindqvist. Fritz Lindqvist was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Simon Albäck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dag Häll, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fritz Lindqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lukas Giliusson in the 92nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Käka Puck BK's Peter Lövgren got a free kick in the 96th minute. Simon Albäck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Morgan Flinck in the 97th minute of play. 99 minutes had been played when some careless play by Käka Puck BK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eddie Björk was slow to take the kick. During this time Sundborn IF's players had a chance to rest. Joel Ahlén struck a weak shot in the 100th minute. Simon Albäck didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sundborn IF. Käka Puck BK played a much better game than Sundborn IF and deserved their victory. The Sundborn IF players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.