U18 World League

Skarpan
Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bengt-Åke Thidén got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, SvE United's goal looked a bit too open when Bengt-Åke Thidén came free, but Radko Mitziev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th minute, Linköpings AIK's Greger Jonasson ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Radko Mitziev. Radko Mitziev yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Staffan Lind made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Genko Klyashev in the 9th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Linköpings AIK's Bengt-Åke Thidén dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. A collision led to Linköpings AIK getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Carl Karlsson hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marko Kirilov in the 18th minute of play forced Linköpings AIK's goalkeeper Staffan Lind to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 21 minutes into the game, when Inge Godholm put in a rough tackle. In the 20th minute, one of Linköpings AIK:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Linköpings AIK. The referee gave SvE United a penalty, 22 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Genko Klyashev, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Linköpings AIK's Staffan Lind. 2-1. Carl Karlsson hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Genko Klyashev, 25 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Radko Mitziev was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Greger Jonasson showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 29 minute of play. If Genko Klyashev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Greger Jonasson struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Radko Mitziev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Linköpings AIK. Nils-Åke Gadd could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Radko Mitziev made a huge save. Bogdan Dunev lost his temper 41 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 40 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SvE United! Linköpings AIK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Johannes Torstensson in the 45th minute. Greger Jonasson hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marko Kirilov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in SvE United's zone, Greger Jonasson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Radko Mitziev came out of the goal and Greger Jonasson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 53rd match minute, SvE United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diyan Bogdantzaliev to maneuver through the defense. Radko Mitziev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Greger Jonasson in the 54th minute of play. Johannes Torstensson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Johannes Torstensson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radko Mitziev having to interfere. Radko Mitziev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johannes Torstensson in the 64th minute of play. Radko Mitziev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Greger Jonasson in the 67th minute of play. After having played for 69 minutes, Johannes Torstensson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Linköpings AIK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Johannes Torstensson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Radko Mitziev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Greger Jonasson in the 71st minute of play. Marko Kirilov struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Staffan Lind didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SvE United. Staffan Lind showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Genko Klyashev in the 74th minute of the match. Radko Mitziev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Greger Jonasson went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. 82 minutes into the match, Greger Jonasson notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of SvE United's Radko Mitziev. Radko Mitziev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. SvE United's Genko Klyashev got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Radko Mitziev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar Walmarsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 92 minutes into the match, Johannes Torstensson notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of SvE United's Radko Mitziev. Radko Mitziev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Johannes Torstensson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bengt-Åke Thidén in the 97th minute of play forced SvE United's goalkeeper Radko Mitziev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Linköpings AIK had played much better football throughout.