U18 World League

Jana Pawła II
Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ernst Biörkman took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Svante Josefsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Wiktoria Zajafka's Olaf Chrobak got a free kick in the 4th minute. Aureliusz Olender made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernst Biörkman in the 6th minute of play. The supporters of Wiktoria Zajafka booed when Tallboda Gunners was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jens-Åke Svanér didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wasyl Fikus kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Aureliusz Olender showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Svante Josefsson in the 12th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Korneliusz Cieslak got free with Erik Magnusson in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aureliusz Olender showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Svante Josefsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. A collision led to Tallboda Gunners getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Henning Matsson hit a great ball. Aureliusz Olender came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Tallboda Gunners's Ernst Biörkman. But to his dismay, Ernst Biörkman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Ernst Biörkman put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Aureliusz Olender. Aureliusz Olender didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Svante Josefsson went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wasyl Fikus during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Wiktoria Zajafka getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Wasyl Fikus hit a great ball. Aureliusz Olender took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Svante Josefsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 33 minutes, Svante Josefsson made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Wiktoria Zajafka's Aureliusz Olender tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Jens-Åke Svanér might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aureliusz Olender. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jens-Åke Svanér ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 39thth minute of the game Ernst Biörkman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Wiktoria Zajafka's Aureliusz Olender was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 43 minutes, Jens-Åke Svanér managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tallboda Gunners's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jens-Åke Svanér was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Wiktoria Zajafka players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Tallboda Gunners were winning 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Korneliusz Cieslak to make the kick off. After 53 played minutes Wiktoria Zajafka got a freekick which was hit by Wasyl Fikus. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Ernst Biörkman put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Aureliusz Olender. Korneliusz Cieslak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 60 minutes into the game, Gilbert Rywin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Wiktoria Zajafka's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tallboda Gunners the free kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Svante Josefsson got free with Aureliusz Olender in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aureliusz Olender took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernst Biörkman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aureliusz Olender was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jens-Åke Svanér showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 67 minute of play. After having played for 76 minutes, Svante Josefsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tallboda Gunners's supporters crossed their fingers, but Svante Josefsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aureliusz Olender was out of position in the 78 minute of play, and Jens-Åke Svanér capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jens-Åke Svanér really showed his touch with that goal: 0-7. 82 minutes into the match, Kent Biörnberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aureliusz Olender. Wiktoria Zajafka's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kent Biörnberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. In the 88th minute, Tallboda Gunners's Ernst Biörkman ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Aureliusz Olender. Aureliusz Olender yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-9. 93 minutes into the match, Jens-Åke Svanér had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aureliusz Olender. Wiktoria Zajafka's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jens-Åke Svanér was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-10. The Wiktoria Zajafka fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Tallboda Gunners were clearly better and deserved to take the win.