U18 World League

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Spectators: 7962 (Terracing: 5973, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marc Eklund kicked off to start the match. Avraam Maggioros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albert Nyman, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 7th minute, Gustav Nykvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 7 minutes, Theofilos Stamatis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pagos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Theofilos Stamatis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Pagos FC booed when Di Röe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olov Kihlman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Theofilos Stamatis was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 11th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 13 minutes into the match, Marc Eklund notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Pagos FC's Avraam Maggioros. Avraam Maggioros was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pagos FC's Manolis Nikologiannis got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Pagos FC booed when Di Röe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexander Hedkvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Theofilos Stamatis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Henry Forsberg made a huge save. Pagos FC's Avraam Maggioros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isac Norström in the 27th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Pagos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Albert Nyman came free, but Avraam Maggioros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Avraam Maggioros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marc Eklund in the 29th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Marc Eklund ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Avraam Maggioros was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 34th minute, Gustav Nykvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36th minute, Spyros Kyrimlis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Albert Nyman took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 37th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Avraam Maggioros. Pagos FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Theofilos Stamatis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Avraam Maggioros made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Isac Norström sent off a good shot on target. In the 52nd minute, Manolis Nikologiannis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 55th minute, Diogenis Theodorakoglou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 71 minutes into the match, Di Röe's goal looked a bit too open when Manolis Nikologiannis came free, but Henry Forsberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 73 minutes, Marc Eklund mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Di Röe and the Pagos FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Di Röe's Marc Eklund got a free kick in the 73rd minute. 75 minutes into the game, Manolis Nikologiannis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pagos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Di Röe the free kick. A collision led to Pagos FC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Manolis Nikologiannis hit a great ball. After 79 played minutes Di Röe got a freekick which was hit by Valter Bammerman. In the 82nd minute, Avraam Anagnostakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Isac Norström recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Henry Forsberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manolis Nikologiannis in the 85th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Di Röe's goal looked a bit too open when Avraam Karapanos came free, but Henry Forsberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manolis Nikologiannis in the 90th minute of play forced Di Röe's goalkeeper Henry Forsberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Theofilos Stamatis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Avraam Maggioros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fredrik Deckberg in the 95th minute of the match. The Di Röe supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Di Röe would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.