U18 World League

Porjus Draknäste
Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5593, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Cosimo Epifani made the kick off and thus started the match. Diego Di Massimo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mark Hedman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armando Melis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Pontus Lundin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of CLC Winter booed when Porjus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfred Valler didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Angelo Pacella during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to CLC Winter getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Angelo Pacella hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in CLC Winter's zone, Sven-Oskar Josefsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diego Di Massimo came out of the goal and Sven-Oskar Josefsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With his leg Diego Di Massimo managed to avoid a goal in the 29thth minute, when Porjus's Mark Hedman fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 35th minute of the match Joar Fransson sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Diego Di Massimo skillfully saved the ball. When the match had gone on for 41 minutes, Mark Hedman put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Diego Di Massimo. 45 minutes into the match, Mark Hedman dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Diego Di Massimo, 3-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mark Hedman to strike the kick off in the second half. When Porjus's Mark Hedman in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CLC Winter's goalie prevented a goal. In the 55th minute, Armando Melis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CLC Winter fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. In the 61st minute of the game, Angelo Pacella landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joar Fransson during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. CLC Winter made a substitution. Franco Colagrossi replaced Angelo Pacella. Joar Fransson kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. In the 67thth minute of the game Mark Hedman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CLC Winter's Diego Di Massimo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 69th minute, one of CLC Winter: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 CLC Winter. The referee gave Porjus a penalty, 71 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Sven-Oskar Josefsson, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of CLC Winter's Diego Di Massimo. 4-2. Fred Hjortberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Diego Di Massimo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 74 minutes into the game, Ercole Polo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CLC Winter's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Porjus the free kick. In the 75th match minute, CLC Winter was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ercole Polo to maneuver through the defense. CLC Winter's Diego Di Massimo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark Hedman in the 78th minute of play. Mark Hedman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Diego Di Massimo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 91 played minutes Porjus got a freekick which was hit by Alfred Valler. 97 minutes into the game, Mark Hedman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-2. Diego Di Massimo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Porjus fans cheered their team off the field, for while CLC Winter had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.