U18 World League

Savannah of Africa
Spectators: 7462 (Terracing: 5597, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) David Berggren started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Seagulls's Ralf Talsma got a free kick in the 5th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Cheetah Team's Christian Winström slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jurjen van der Gun. That made the score 1-0 after 8 minutes of play. Jurjen van der Gun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dan Lundström in the 10th minute of play. Bengt Ånger came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Seagulls's Wilco Owusu Abeyie. But to his dismay, Wilco Owusu Abeyie quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 16th minute, David Berggren made a precise shot to the right of Jurjen van der Gun. Seagulls's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Bengt Ånger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacco Bouwman, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. The supporters of Seagulls booed when Cheetah Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christian Winström didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Isac Samuelsson fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cheetah Team's protests and gave Isac Samuelsson a yellow card for diving instead. Isac Samuelsson hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michel Skräddare in the 29th minute of play forced Seagulls's goalkeeper Jurjen van der Gun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Seagulls's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Winström came free, but Jurjen van der Gun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christian Winström was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 32nd minute. Cheetah Team's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 35th minute of the match, Michel Skräddare tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jurjen van der Gun saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. David Berggren came free with the goalkeeper in the 37th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jurjen van der Gun could save by the left post. Ralf Talsma charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ralf Talsma the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Michel Skräddare received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jurjen van der Gun came out and tried to block the shot, but Michel Skräddare slotted it home off the left post making it 3-1 in the 40th minute. With a little luck, Seagulls's Jurjen van der Gun got control of the ball when David Berggren tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 44th match minute, Seagulls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacco Bouwman to maneuver through the defense. Jurjen van der Gun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Winström, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Roger Popken to make the kick off. In the 55th minute, Michel Skräddare left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cheetah Team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. 58 minutes into the game, Cheetah Team's David Berggren nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jurjen van der Gun made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. Seagulls's Jurjen van der Gun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Berggren in the 63rd minute of play. Jurjen van der Gun came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Cheetah Team's David Berggren. But to his dismay, David Berggren quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1. After 70 minutes of play, Cheetah Team's David Berggren made it 7-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jurjen van der Gun was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dan Lundström kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. 77 minutes into the match, Seagulls's goal looked a bit too open when Michel Skräddare came free, but Jurjen van der Gun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Isac Samuelsson kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. After 82 minutes of play, Cheetah Team's Christian Winström made it 8-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jurjen van der Gun was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jacco Bouwman during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Seagulls getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Jacco Bouwman hit a great ball. 92 minutes into the match, Cheetah Team's goalkeeper Bengt Ånger had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wilco Owusu Abeyie. Ton Stolte kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. There was no doubt that Cheetah Team were the better team. Cheetah Team's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.