U18 World League

Storebro Stadion
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mujahid Teo kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Afriz Hian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Philip Mattsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Clive Hsin kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Ragnar Ståhlman kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the game, Joel Västerberg recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Daniel Chuan. Joel Västerberg showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Philip Mattsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mujahid Teo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute, Joel Västerberg made a precise shot to the right of Daniel Chuan. Albirex Niigata FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. If Joseph Frisk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lionel Deol's late challenge caught a Albirex Niigata FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lionel Deol helped the player get up and apologised. Lionel Deol kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Philip Dahlqvist charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Philip Dahlqvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FK Ekebo getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Philip Dahlqvist hit a great ball. Philip Mattsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wei Xuan Chandran in the 37th minute of play. Clive Politiek kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Mujahid Teo took the ball and in the 48 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Philip Mattsson. Philip Mattsson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Västerberg to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, FK Ekebo's Karl-Erik Vester got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 57th minute Joel Västerberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Chuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 60 minutes, Ragnar Ståhlman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FK Ekebo and the Albirex Niigata FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FK Ekebo's Ragnar Ståhlman got a free kick in the 60th minute. FK Ekebo made a substitution. Anders Alebäck replaced Joseph Frisk. FK Ekebo's Lucas Brenner was substituted for Nils-Åke Ahlfors. In the 61st minute, Ragnar Ståhlman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. John Cho charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed John Cho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. John Cho kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Daniel Chuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Västerberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Philip Mattsson made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Mujahid Teo sent off a good shot on target. Daniel Chuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andréas Ivarsson in the 70th minute of the match. After 72 minutes, Ingemar Dahlman made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Albirex Niigata FC's Daniel Chuan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ragnar Ståhlman hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. 81 minutes into the match, FK Ekebo's goal looked a bit too open when Afriz Hian came free, but Philip Mattsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Philip Mattsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wei Xuan Chandran in the 88th minute. Ingemar Dahlman hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Clive Hsin's late challenge caught a FK Ekebo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Clive Hsin helped the player get up and apologised. Clive Hsin kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Philip Mattsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mujahid Teo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FK Ekebo's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.