U18 World League

War Memorial Stadium
Spectators: 7720 (Terracing: 5791, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 梅誉耀 started the match with the kick off. 8 minutes into the match, 梅誉耀 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Viggo Berg. Wyoming Cowboys's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 梅誉耀 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 11th minute, Kim Ekman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 12 minutes, 罗义海 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 and the Wyoming Cowboys players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. 罗义海 hit a great ball. 20 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's goal looked a bit too open when Thomas Åhlberg came free, but 雷谦桦 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kim Ekman during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 26 played minutes Wyoming Cowboys got a freekick which was hit by Kim Ekman. 30 minutes into the game, Allan Jonasson recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of 雷谦桦. Allan Jonasson showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. 35 minutes into the game, Bo Malmgren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Wyoming Cowboys's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 the free kick. After 35 played minutes Wyoming Cowboys got a freekick which was hit by Bo Malmgren. Allan Jonasson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but 雷谦桦 made a huge save. When 王洲谦 fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's protests and gave 王洲谦 a yellow card for diving instead. 王洲谦 hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. 雷延洋 was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 42 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 42nd minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 44 minutes, Wyoming Cowboys's Edvin Jönsätt got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of 雷谦桦. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kim Ekman was the one to do the kick off. Algot Brodin's late challenge caught a ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Algot Brodin helped the player get up and apologised. After 56 played minutes Wyoming Cowboys got a freekick which was hit by Algot Brodin. Edvin Jönsätt kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. 王洲谦 scored 2-2 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Viggo Berg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 79th minute, Thomas Åhlberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 雷谦桦 was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Viggo Berg made an important save on a dangerous shot by 王洲谦 in the 95th minute. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Wyoming Cowboys had won, even though ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 had held more of the ball.