U18 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7669 (Terracing: 5752, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joseph Cane got the match started through his kick off. With his leg 汪迪松 managed to avoid a goal in the 3rdth minute, when Here Comes the Hammer's Joseph Cane fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 6 minutes into the game, Fritz Vedholm cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. 汪迪松 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. ≮王者归来≯国际米兰's 汪迪松 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save ≮王者归来≯国际米兰 from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Here Comes the Hammer's Roy Hellkvist got a free kick in the 23rd minute. When 蜀 Wu fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ≮王者归来≯国际米兰's protests and gave 蜀 Wu a yellow card for diving instead. 蜀 Wu hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, 蜀 Wu managed to get in a good position for a shot. ≮王者归来≯国际米兰's supporters rose to their feet, but 蜀 Wu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sverker Mellbad breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Roy Hellkvist fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Here Comes the Hammer's protests and gave Roy Hellkvist a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of ≮王者归来≯国际米兰 booed when Here Comes the Hammer was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roy Hellkvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fritz Vedholm sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 38 minutes into the match, Here Comes the Hammer's goal looked a bit too open when 蜀 Wu came free, but Sverker Mellbad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 蜀 Wu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joseph Cane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 汪迪松 having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 46th minute by Joseph Cane got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 蜀 Wu was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Fritz Vedholm shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 汪迪松 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Birger Stabbe kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. 郭延默 shot a hard long shot which touched the left pole and just rolled over the goal line behind Sverker Mellbad. 54 minutes into the game was 1-1. 汪迪松 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joseph Cane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 59 minutes into the game, Here Comes the Hammer's Fritz Vedholm nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 汪迪松 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. If 郭延默 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 72 minutes, Allan Ahlgren mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Here Comes the Hammer and the ≮王者归来≯国际米兰 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Allan Ahlgren kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. After having played for 74 minutes, 钱坚奕 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ≮王者归来≯国际米兰's supporters crossed their fingers, but 钱坚奕 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 77 minutes into the match, 郭延默 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sverker Mellbad. Here Comes the Hammer's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 郭延默 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Leo Norström struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. 汪迪松 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Here Comes the Hammer. 83 minutes into the game, 郭延默 lined in a short shot 2-3 behind a frustrated Sverker Mellbad. 汪迪松 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leo Norström in the 89th minute of play. A collision led to ≮王者归来≯国际米兰 getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. 蜀 Wu hit a great ball. Here Comes the Hammer's Joseph Cane got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fritz Vedholm might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 汪迪松. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fritz Vedholm ran back to his position shaking his head. The ≮王者归来≯国际米兰 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ≮王者归来≯国际米兰 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.