U18 World League

AC Vallen
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) When Calle Möller fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AC United's protests and gave Calle Möller a yellow card for diving instead. After 5 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AC United! In the 7th minute there was a penalty for Scorpions -MM-. Eric Cimpoieru stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Gustav Wästerberg. 0-1. Gustav Wästerberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Fărcașu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Scorpions -MM- fans' excitement grew in the 11th match minute when Scorpions -MM-'s Eric Cimpoieru 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Avram Golescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Otto Brask, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Avram Golescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christer Mattsson in the 29th minute of the match. Eskil Danielsson made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 30thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Avram Golescu would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. In the 33rd minute, Cristian Fărcașu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gustav Wästerberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. 45 minutes into the match, Eric Cimpoieru notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of AC United's Gustav Wästerberg. Gustav Wästerberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After the first half Scorpions -MM- were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eric Cimpoieru was the one to do the kick off. A well-hit corner resulted in Adam Alamaru heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 58th minute, Eric Cimpoieru reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gustav Wästerberg. The goal made the score 0-7. Scorpions -MM-'s Eric Cimpoieru got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With an all-out effort, Scorpions -MM-'s Gustav Wästerberg threw himself towards the right post 65 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Eric Cimpoieru, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Through an outstanding action, after 73 minutes, Gustav Wästerberg successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Christer Mattsson charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Christer Mattsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 74 played minutes AC United got a freekick which was hit by Christer Mattsson. If Eric Cimpoieru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eric Cimpoieru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 90th minute, Adam Alamaru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gustav Wästerberg was out of position in the 93 minute of play, and Eric Cimpoieru capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Eric Cimpoieru really showed his touch with that goal: 0-8. The Scorpions -MM- players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.