U18 World League

Vännäsby
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marko Lindberg started the match with the kick off. After 5 minutes, Sebastian Dalberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jörlanda and the Vännäsby BF players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 5 played minutes Jörlanda got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Dalberg. With his leg Sven-Oskar Strömberg managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when Vännäsby BF's Marko Lindberg fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 11 minutes into the game, Marko Lindberg lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Sven-Oskar Strömberg. Adrian Dalberg came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Jörlanda's Karl Mårtensson. But to his dismay, Karl Mårtensson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Marko Lindbergs short, quick shot in the 17thth minute got Sven-Oskar Strömberg to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A collision led to Jörlanda getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Peter Helander hit a great ball. Jörlanda's Sven-Oskar Strömberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Jörlanda from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marko Lindberg in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sven-Oskar Strömberg saved Jörlanda from getting behind. Sven-Oskar Strömberg was a little too slow when Marko Lindberg got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 26th minute. The score was now 2-1. A hard shot 29 in the game by Arne Löfskog from a close distance when the talented Sven-Oskar Strömberg managed to make a qualified save. Jörlanda's players were relieved. Sven-Oskar Strömberg made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Arne Löfskog sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marko Lindberg in the 37th minute of play forced Jörlanda's goalkeeper Sven-Oskar Strömberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Jörlanda defense, Marko Lindberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sven-Oskar Strömberg. The Jörlanda fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sven-Oskar Strömberg should have stopped the shot. Marko Lindberg who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 42ndth minute tested the skills of Sven-Oskar Strömberg when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Vännäsby BF's Marko Lindberg in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Jörlanda's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dan Falk in the 48th minute of play forced Vännäsby BF's goalkeeper Adrian Dalberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Karl Mårtensson to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes, Olov Strömberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vännäsby BF and the Jörlanda players grew even worse after the yellow card. 54 minutes into the match, Vännäsby BF's goalkeeper Adrian Dalberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mark Kolberg. Sven-Oskar Strömberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marko Lindberg's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marko Lindberg in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sven-Oskar Strömberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 64 minutes, Marko Lindberg made it 5-1 with a short kick to the right side. Jörlanda's Sven-Oskar Strömberg tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Sven-Oskar Strömberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marko Lindberg in the 69th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Jörlanda's Sebastian Dalberg got a free kick in the 69th minute. Jörlanda's Sven-Oskar Strömberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marko Lindberg in the 71st minute of play. In the 74thth minute of the game Marko Lindberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Jörlanda's Sven-Oskar Strömberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sven-Oskar Strömberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marko Lindberg in the 77th minute of play. In the 80th minute Dan Falk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrian Dalberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Marko Lindberg put it in 6-1 from a short distance just to the right of Sven-Oskar Strömberg. Karl Mårtensson was extremely unlucky when he, in the 88th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Sven-Oskar Strömberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marko Lindberg's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. The audience was convinced that Marko Lindberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sven-Oskar Strömberg was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. For all the effort they put into the match, the Jörlanda players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Vännäsby BF.