U18 World League

Vildmarken Stadion
Spectators: 7446 (Terracing: 5586, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Spas Hadzhidimitrov started the match with the kick off. Sam Brorsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wesley Sneijder's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. 4 minutes into the game, Konrad Glesnes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FRANK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave АФК Фонтаните the free kick. After a rather tough play, FRANK's Konrad Glesnes got a free kick in the 5th minute. Sam Brorsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Spas Hadzhidimitrov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ganyo Monev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 14th minute, Jørgen Byrkjeland hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stefan Kalúpov kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Svetozar Gyurkovski was a little too slow when Audun Østenstad got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 22nd minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 25th minute, Konrad Glesnes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 27 minutes into the game, Halvdan Bruland was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FRANK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave АФК Фонтаните the free kick. A collision led to FRANK getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Halvdan Bruland hit a great ball. Sam Brorsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Spas Hadzhidimitrov in the 31st minute of the match. Sam Brorsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Spas Hadzhidimitrov in the 35th minute of the match. Wesley Sneijder took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sam Brorsson. Sam Brorsson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 42nd minute, Spas Hadzhidimitrov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The АФК Фонтаните fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. 48 minutes into the match, FRANK's Halvdan Bruland sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Svetozar Gyurkovski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Wesley Sneijder might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sam Brorsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wesley Sneijder ran back to his position shaking his head. Morten Figenschau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Svetozar Gyurkovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FRANK's Sam Brorsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save FRANK from getting a goal against them. After 84 minutes, Halvdan Bruland made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. АФК Фонтаните's Svetozar Gyurkovski tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Ruslan Dzhotev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Jørgen Byrkjeland fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FRANK's protests and gave Jørgen Byrkjeland a yellow card for diving instead. When Spas Hadzhidimitrov came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the АФК Фонтаните 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 Spas Hadzhidimitrov couldn't finish the play. Veselin Stanoychev charged in rather forcefully in the 97th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Veselin Stanoychev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to АФК Фонтаните getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Veselin Stanoychev hit a great ball. АФК Фонтаните were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.