U18 World League

Kurdiska Berget
Spectators: 8020 (Terracing: 6017, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Henric Martinsson started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes FC Kurdistan got a freekick which was hit by Henric Martinsson. After some careless play in the FC Kurdistan defense, Carlos Nerio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mikael Granström. The FC Kurdistan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mikael Granström should have stopped the shot. The supporters of AC Wild Broncos Ψ booed when FC Kurdistan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jens Clementsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Jan Lekberg fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Kurdistan's protests and gave Jan Lekberg a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FC Kurdistan getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Jan Lekberg hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Nerio in the 18th minute of play forced FC Kurdistan's goalkeeper Mikael Granström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Americo Nahia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Högberg in the 19th minute of the match. In the 21st minute Kia Motor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Americo Nahia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute, Bengt-Rune Kullander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Henric Martinsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Americo Nahia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 29th minute, Jonas Högberg made a precise shot to the right of Americo Nahia. AC Wild Broncos Ψ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. When FC Kurdistan's Bengt-Rune Kullander in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AC Wild Broncos Ψ's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in AC Wild Broncos Ψ's zone, Brown Bear stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Americo Nahia came out of the goal and Brown Bear tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 34 played minutes AC Wild Broncos Ψ got a freekick which was hit by Silvano Venceslas. The supporters of AC Wild Broncos Ψ booed when FC Kurdistan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brown Bear didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mikael Granström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Nerio, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. A collision led to AC Wild Broncos Ψ getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Silvano Venceslas hit a great ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carlos Nerio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of AC Wild Broncos Ψ booed when FC Kurdistan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bengt-Rune Kullander didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mikael Granström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Nerio, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. FC Kurdistan's Karl Eliasson was substituted for Nicklas Dalkvist. FC Kurdistan's Jens-Åke Carlsson was substituted for Jens Clementsson. The supporters of AC Wild Broncos Ψ booed when FC Kurdistan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonas Högberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Kurdistan made a substitution. Sven Berg replaced Bengt-Rune Kullander. In the 77th minute, Jonas Högberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonas Högberg scored 2-1 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Americo Nahia, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 82nd minute Kia Motor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Americo Nahia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 83 minutes into the game, Melchor Cordara was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AC Wild Broncos Ψ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Kurdistan the free kick. After a rather tough play, AC Wild Broncos Ψ's Melchor Cordara got a free kick in the 83rd minute. When Jonas Högberg fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Kurdistan's protests and gave Jonas Högberg a yellow card for diving instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adan Rubio got free with Mikael Granström in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. FC Kurdistan's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.