U18 World League

San Saga
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Saga TF's Stian Bjørkmo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute Pankracy Ruzicki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steffen Møgster saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stian Bjørkmo charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stian Bjørkmo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Stian Bjørkmo kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Steffen Møgster didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pankracy Ruzicki went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Stian Bjørkmo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Lukasz Gajewski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Radowit Kochowski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Steffen Møgster made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Janusz Dawiec in the 15th minute of play. Zakon Upodobań Sportowych's Lukasz Gajewski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Zakon Upodobań Sportowych from getting a goal against them. In the 18th minute, Torkel Aakre ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lukasz Gajewski was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After 22 played minutes Zakon Upodobań Sportowych got a freekick which was hit by Radowit Kochowski. After 25 minutes of play, Zakon Upodobań Sportowych's Pankracy Ruzicki made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Steffen Møgster was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Pankracy Ruzicki's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Steffen Møgster was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Steffen Møgster showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tanek Jajecznica, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Stian Bjørkmo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Lukasz Gajewski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Radowit Kochowski struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Steffen Møgster didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zakon Upodobań Sportowych. Pankracy Ruzicki scored 1-3 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Steffen Møgster, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 42 played minutes Zakon Upodobań Sportowych got a freekick which was hit by Janusz Dawiec. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Janusz Dawiec stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Saga TF getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Jan-Aage Nyvoll hit a great ball. Steffen Møgster came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Zakon Upodobań Sportowych's Pankracy Ruzicki. But to his dismay, Pankracy Ruzicki quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. 62 minutes into the match, Saga TF's goalkeeper Steffen Møgster had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Janusz Dawiec. In the 63rd minute, Pankracy Ruzicki made a precise shot to the right of Steffen Møgster. Saga TF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. Saga TF's Steffen Møgster proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Saga TF from getting a goal against them. Tanek Jajecznica fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Steffen Møgster having to interfere. Saga TF's defense didn't have a chance, in the 74th minute, when Pankracy Ruzicki scored to the left of an out of position Steffen Møgster, making the score, 1-6. In the 78th minute, Pankracy Ruzicki left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zakon Upodobań Sportowych fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-7. 81 minutes into the match, Saga TF's goalkeeper Steffen Møgster had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Janusz Dawiec. In the 87th minute Tanek Jajecznica shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steffen Møgster saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Pankracy Ruzicki kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Steffen Møgster. That made the score 1-9 in the 93 minute of play. Stian Bjørkmo was shown his second yellow card after 96 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Zakon Upodobań Sportowych eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.