U18 World League

Coloseum of Arrakeen
Spectators: 8076 (Terracing: 6059, Seating: 1857, VIP seats: 160) 4 minutes into the match, Fedaykin of Arrakeen's goal looked a bit too open when Henric Martinsson came free, but Edgar Burdalski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 7 minutes into the game, Miroslaw Turak was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fedaykin of Arrakeen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Kurdistan the free kick. Edgar Burdalski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henric Martinsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Henric Martinsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Olaf Tworek took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mikael Granström. Mikael Granström dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. FC Kurdistan's Mikael Granström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save FC Kurdistan from getting a goal against them. Mikael Granström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olaf Tworek in the 27th minute of the match. Edgar Burdalski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henric Martinsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Edgar Burdalski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henric Martinsson in the 29th minute of play. Fedaykin of Arrakeen's Edgar Burdalski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kia Motor in the 31st minute of play. 36 minutes into the game, FC Kurdistan's Jonas Högberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edgar Burdalski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Jonas Högberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Henric Martinsson to make the kick off. When Miroslaw Turak was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 54 minutes had been played. In a very dangerous position, a player in Fedaykin of Arrakeen fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 54th minute. Penalty! Henric Martinsson might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edgar Burdalski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Henric Martinsson ran back to his position shaking his head. Olaf Tworek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Mikael Granström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edgar Burdalski was a little too slow when Kia Motor got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 69th minute. The score was now 3-2. In the 72nd minute, Kia Motor fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Edgar Burdalski, passed just outside the right post. Edgar Burdalski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Henric Martinsson in the 74th minute. Kia Motor struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Edgar Burdalski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Kurdistan. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Olaf Tworek in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mikael Granström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Through an outstanding action, after 94 minutes, Edgar Burdalski successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Fedaykin of Arrakeen had won after a very even match.