U18 World League

Stadion Ardappen
Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stig-Arne Ödman started the match with the kick off. Oscar Holmberg charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oscar Holmberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Zjem Cię booed when AC Mayonnaise was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oscar Holmberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Zjem Cię defense, Stig-Arne Ödman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bartlomiej Pacholewski. The Zjem Cię fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bartlomiej Pacholewski should have stopped the shot. Oscar Holmberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 30 minutes into the match, Stig-Arne Ödman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bartlomiej Pacholewski. Zjem Cię's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stig-Arne Ödman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Alfons Sundberg took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bartlomiej Pacholewski. Bartlomiej Pacholewski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. Bartlomiej Pacholewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stig-Arne Ödman, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Radomir Zatorski's late challenge caught a AC Mayonnaise's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Radomir Zatorski helped the player get up and apologised. In the 40th minute, Radomir Zatorski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Konrad Bergström came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the AC Mayonnaise fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Konrad Bergström couldn't finish the play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-7 lead.

Bartlomiej Pacholewski made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Sune Lidberg sent off a good shot on target. Bartlomiej Pacholewski was out of position in the 54 minute of play, and Stig-Arne Ödman capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Stig-Arne Ödman really showed his touch with that goal: 0-8. Bartlomiej Pacholewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar Holmberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 60th match minute, AC Mayonnaise was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stig-Arne Ödman to maneuver through the defense. After 71 minutes of play, AC Mayonnaise's Oscar Holmberg made it 0-10 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bartlomiej Pacholewski was left in no man's land by his defense there! 76 minutes into the game, AC Mayonnaise's Stig-Arne Ödman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bartlomiej Pacholewski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-11. Oscar Holmberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stig-Arne Ödman in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bartlomiej Pacholewski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Leif Skräddare fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bartlomiej Pacholewski having to interfere. Bartlomiej Pacholewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig-Arne Ödman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stig-Arne Ödman got a fine position in front of goal ttaking advantage of the opportunity to rumble in 0-12 in the right cross in the 87th match minute before Bartlomiej Pacholewski had time to react. The crowd rose to their feet as Stig-Arne Ödman kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bartlomiej Pacholewski. That made the score 0-13 in the 90 minute of play. AC Mayonnaise's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.