U18 World League

Junico
Spectators: 7854 (Terracing: 5898, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 156) Artur Zapolskih took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig-Arne Ekblom, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 3 minutes into the game, Wargön's Bengt-Rune Törnkvist nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Artur Zapolskih made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 7th match minute, JUNICO Ełk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mariusz Plaski to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th minute, Mikolaj Domalik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stig-Arne Ekblom in the 13th minute of play forced JUNICO Ełk's goalkeeper Artur Zapolskih to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Wargön's goalkeeper Jens Ahlroht had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fryderyk Krzynowek. The Wargön fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when Wargön's Bengt-Rune Törnkvist looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Sigvard Wallander struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Artur Zapolskih didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Wargön. Artur Zapolskih showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sigvard Wallander in the 34th minute of the match. Artur Zapolskih took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig-Arne Ekblom, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. JUNICO Ełk's Mariusz Plaski got his second yellow card of the match in the 42nd minute. The referee ordered Mariusz Plaski off the ground. In the 42nd match minute, JUNICO Ełk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mariusz Plaski to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

JUNICO Ełk made a substitution. Slawomir Gardocki replaced Ryszard Zieba. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stig-Arne Ekblom was the one to do the kick off. Stig-Arne Ekblom fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Zapolskih having to interfere. Wargön's Sigvard Wallander got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Stig-Arne Ekblom received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Artur Zapolskih tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leon Galaska struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Jens Ahlroht didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for JUNICO Ełk. Sebastian Andreasson hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Bengt-Rune Törnkvist struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Artur Zapolskih didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Wargön. Leon Galaska fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jens Ahlroht having to interfere. Wargön's Jens Ahlroht played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leon Galaska in the 83rd minute of play. In the 86th minute Bengt-Rune Törnkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Zapolskih saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Wargön's Bengt-Rune Törnkvist ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Artur Zapolskih. Artur Zapolskih yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. In the 95th match minute, Wargön was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastian Andreasson to maneuver through the defense. The JUNICO Ełk fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Wargön were clearly better and deserved to take the win.