U18 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7994 (Terracing: 5997, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ingemar Sigman kicked off to start the match. When Hjalmar Wallmark fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ocean´s Eleven's protests and gave Hjalmar Wallmark a yellow card for diving instead. 2 minutes into the game, one of Ocean´s Eleven:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Andreas Viberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Michal Petrasz went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zbyszko Hoffman in the 5th minute of play forced Ocean´s Eleven's goalkeeper Andreas Viberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Julian Oliszewski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Andreas Viberg. That made the score 2-0 in the 7 minute of play. Dominik Biraga hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Ingvar Hjortsberg took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 11th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Witomir Brak. Red Devils's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ocean´s Eleven's Andreas Viberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Oliszewski in the 15th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Ingemar Sigman made a precise shot to the right of Witomir Brak. Red Devils's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Hjalmar Wallmark hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. In the 22nd match minute, Red Devils was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olaf Buda to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd minute of the match Ingemar Sigman shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Witomir Brak showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The Ocean´s Eleven fans' excitement grew in the 25th match minute when Ocean´s Eleven's Ingemar Sigman looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, Red Devils's Fryderyk Brack got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 30th minute, Ingemar Sigman got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Zbyszko Hoffman charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zbyszko Hoffman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Zbyszko Hoffman kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 43 minutes, the score became 2-3 when Ingemar Sigman sped through Red Devils's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Witomir Brak.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Julian Oliszewski made a kick off. Julian Oliszewski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Andreas Viberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 54th minute Ingemar Sigman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Witomir Brak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andreas Viberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fryderyk Brack, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 60 minutes, Ingvar Hjortsberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ocean´s Eleven and the Red Devils players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Red Devils booed when Ocean´s Eleven was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ingvar Hjortsberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62ndth minute of the game Fryderyk Brack who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ocean´s Eleven's Andreas Viberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Red Devils's Witomir Brak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Red Devils from getting a goal against them. Hjalmar Wallmark was shown his second yellow card after 68 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Red Devils booed when Ocean´s Eleven was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hjalmar Wallmark didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andreas Viberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fryderyk Brack in the 72nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fryderyk Brack in the 75th minute of play forced Ocean´s Eleven's goalkeeper Andreas Viberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Witomir Brak was out of position in the 77 minute of play, and Ingemar Sigman capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ingemar Sigman really showed his touch with that goal: 2-4. After 81 played minutes, Red Devils's Dominik Biraga shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Andreas Viberg came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Red Devils reached it. After having played for 87 minutes, Julian Oliszewski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Red Devils's supporters crossed their fingers, but Julian Oliszewski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fryderyk Brack in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andreas Viberg saved Ocean´s Eleven from getting behind. The Ocean´s Eleven supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Ocean´s Eleven would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.