U18 World League

Rullande Boll
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jimmy Eliasson kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, TSV Delliehausen's Niklas Rüsing got a free kick in the 2nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alf Alströmer during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 7 played minutes RullaBoll got a freekick which was hit by Alf Alströmer. 8 minutes into the match, Sven Berland had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Johan Harlén. RullaBoll's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sven Berland was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 12 minutes into the match, TSV Delliehausen's goalkeeper Simon Vogelsang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kenneth Ålberg. 14 minutes into the game, TSV Delliehausen's Sven Berland nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Johan Harlén made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 19th minute, Sven-Åke Gunnarsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Johan Harlén made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niklas Rüsing in the 21st minute of play. In the 25th minute, RullaBoll's Kenneth Ålberg dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. RullaBoll's Johan Harlén played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven Berland in the 29th minute of play. With 33 minutes on the clock, Alf Alströmer commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 34th match minute, RullaBoll was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alf Alströmer to maneuver through the defense. TSV Delliehausen's Dieter Kapelle got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 37th minute, Niklas Rüsing left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TSV Delliehausen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. 40 minutes into the game, Niklas Rüsing was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TSV Delliehausen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave RullaBoll the free kick. In the 40th match minute, TSV Delliehausen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Niklas Rüsing to maneuver through the defense. Johan Harlén made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niklas Rüsing in the 46th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sven Berland was the one to do the kick off. Niklas Rüsing recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. RullaBoll's Johan Harlén played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elmar Brink in the 61st minute of play. Finn Seel's late challenge caught a RullaBoll's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Finn Seel helped the player get up and apologised. After some careless play in the RullaBoll defense, Niklas Rüsing kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Johan Harlén. The RullaBoll fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Johan Harlén should have stopped the shot. In the 71st minute Ingvar Sjödin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Vogelsang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in TSV Delliehausen's zone, Ingvar Sjödin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Simon Vogelsang came out of the goal and Ingvar Sjödin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 80 minutes into the game, Sven Berland cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Johan Harlén was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind TSV Delliehausen's goalkeeper Simon Vogelsang, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Niklas Rüsing had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Johan Harlén showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niklas Rüsing in the 88th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the match, RullaBoll's goal looked a bit too open when Sven Berland came free, but Johan Harlén reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 90 minutes into the game, Jimmy Eliasson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. RullaBoll's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave TSV Delliehausen the free kick. In the 90th match minute, RullaBoll was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jimmy Eliasson to maneuver through the defense. Johan Harlén made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niklas Rüsing in the 91st minute of play. Johan Harlén didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Elmar Brink went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-6 was the resulting score. TSV Delliehausen's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.