U18 World League

Rönnöfors IP
Spectators: 7513 (Terracing: 5635, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Plan B's Timmy Sandwall started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Oskar Vennerberg kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. If Timmy Sandwall had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Plan B booed when Rönnöfors FF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rutger Telin didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 15 minutes, Freddie Ström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Plan B's supporters crossed their fingers, but Freddie Ström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Frank Högström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timmy Sandwall, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Plan B's zone, Krister Flinck stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leif Västberg came out of the goal and Krister Flinck tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Ture Stenman came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Rönnöfors FF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ture Stenman couldn't finish the play. Tomas Örtlund hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. 34 minutes into the game, Vincent Olofsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rönnöfors FF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Plan B the free kick. In the 36th minute, Timmy Sandwall ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Frank Högström was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rune Bergman during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Plan B getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Rune Bergman hit a great ball. Rutger Telin charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rutger Telin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 41st match minute, Rönnöfors FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rutger Telin to maneuver through the defense. Ture Stenman was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 44 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Rönnöfors FF's Ture Stenman got a free kick in the 44th minute. It was beautiful to see Plan B's Josef Lundberg in action when he in the 46th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

51 minutes into the game, Gustaf Sillén threw the ball into play from the sideline. Rönnöfors FF's Simon Ahlgren quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oskar Vennerberg in the 55th minute of play forced Plan B's goalkeeper Leif Västberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th match minute, Rönnöfors FF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simon Ahlgren to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timmy Sandwall in the 64th minute of play forced Rönnöfors FF's goalkeeper Frank Högström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 76 played minutes Rönnöfors FF got a freekick which was hit by Rutger Telin. The audience thought a goal was coming when Freddie Ström got free with Frank Högström in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Frank Högström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timmy Sandwall, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Plan B's Freddie Ström got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 90 minutes into the game, Timmy Sandwall recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Frank Högström. Timmy Sandwall showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. When Rönnöfors FF's Tomas Örtlund in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Plan B's goalie prevented a goal. The Plan B supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Plan B would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.