U18 World League

Rushden Lakes
Spectators: 7450 (Terracing: 5589, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Algot Abrahamsson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ollie Clark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Algot Abrahamsson in the 4th minute of play. When Per Ljungberg fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored HEJA ESLÖV's protests and gave Per Ljungberg a yellow card for diving instead. In the 10th minute, Per Ljungberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. HEJA ESLÖV were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after TibaDons's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Björn Wallgren took the corner. After taking down the ball on HEJA ESLÖV's corner Björn Wallgren fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ollie Clark quite easily take care of the ball. In the 19th minute, Algot Abrahamsson made a precise shot to the right of Ollie Clark. TibaDons's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Rick Postolan hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 23rd minute Valter Pedersson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ollie Clark saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th match minute, HEJA ESLÖV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Björn Wallgren to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Grant Cornish in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gabriel Grubb saved HEJA ESLÖV from getting behind. Gabriel Grubb had great luck who in the 26thth minute grab hold of the ball when Grant Cornish from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Ollie Clark didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Algot Abrahamsson went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Stan Hewitt charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stan Hewitt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Stan Hewitt hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Algot Abrahamsson in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ollie Clark prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The TibaDons players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. HEJA ESLÖV were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Grant Cornish made a kick off. After some careless play in the TibaDons defense, Leonard Lustig kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ollie Clark. The TibaDons fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ollie Clark should have stopped the shot. 68 minutes into the game, Stu Blewett threw the ball into play from the sideline. HEJA ESLÖV's Jan-Olof Palm quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grant Cornish in the 71st minute of play forced HEJA ESLÖV's goalkeeper Gabriel Grubb to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute, Grant Cornish got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some careless play in the HEJA ESLÖV defense, Grant Cornish kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gabriel Grubb. The HEJA ESLÖV fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gabriel Grubb should have stopped the shot. In the 78th minute, Callum Windsor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in HEJA ESLÖV's zone, Grant Cornish stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gabriel Grubb came out of the goal and Grant Cornish tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, TibaDons's Stan Hewitt got a free kick in the 84th minute. 85 minutes into the match, Björn Wallgren sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Ollie Clark threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Björn Wallgren this time. Leonard Lustig struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Ollie Clark didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for HEJA ESLÖV. Gabriel Grubb took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grant Cornish, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.