U18 World League

Pildesti Arena
Spectators: 7637 (Terracing: 5729, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) A collision led to AIK FOTBOLL getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Sven Sundén hit a great ball. In the 13th minute, FC Steaua Pildesti's Costel Corbeanu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Sven-Oskar Andreasson. Sven-Oskar Andreasson yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Villiam Andersson charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Villiam Andersson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, AIK FOTBOLL's Villiam Andersson got a free kick in the 18th minute. FC Steaua Pildesti's Mircea Isvoreanu got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, AIK FOTBOLL's Sven-Oskar Andreasson got control of the ball when Mircea Isvoreanu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sven-Oskar Andreasson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gheorghe Vlăsiu in the 26th minute. Rareș Ficsinescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sven-Oskar Andreasson having to interfere. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Adam Buș sped through AIK FOTBOLL's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sven-Oskar Andreasson. FC Steaua Pildesti's Eric Frântu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Wahlström in the 45th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sven Sundén to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes AIK FOTBOLL got a freekick which was hit by Sven Sundén. AIK FOTBOLL's Sven-Oskar Andreasson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Buș in the 54th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Stefan Frisck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 62nd minute Costel Corbeanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sven-Oskar Andreasson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eric Frântu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Klas Västlund in the 64th minute. Sven-Oskar Andreasson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gheorghe Vlăsiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 71 minutes into the game, Rareș Ficsinescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Steaua Pildesti's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AIK FOTBOLL the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 74th minute of the game. One of FC Steaua Pildesti:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of AIK FOTBOLL:s goal. When the match had been going on for 75 minutes, AIK FOTBOLL's Stefan Frisck got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Eric Frântu. 78 minutes into the match, AIK FOTBOLL's goal looked a bit too open when Costel Corbeanu came free, but Sven-Oskar Andreasson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Gheorghe Vlăsiu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sven-Oskar Andreasson was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. In the 86th minute, Valer Uncheşelu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 88 played minutes, AIK FOTBOLL's Stefan Frisck shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Eric Frântu came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AIK FOTBOLL reached it. Sven-Oskar Andreasson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gheorghe Vlăsiu in the 90th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC Steaua Pildesti's George Bidulescu got a free kick in the 95th minute. FC Steaua Pildesti's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.