U18 World League

GREEN LIONS Stadium
Spectators: 7707 (Terracing: 5784, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 150) Paul Broberg started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paul Broberg in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Theofanis Tseberlidis saved GREEN LIONS from getting behind. When Paul Broberg fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Scrotum Kickers FC's protests and gave Paul Broberg a yellow card for diving instead. Paul Broberg kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Andreas Seremetiadis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Sven Palmquist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 8th match minute, Scrotum Kickers FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl-Erik Jonsson to maneuver through the defense. When Paul Broberg came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Scrotum Kickers FC 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 Paul Broberg couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Kim Enström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Theofanis Tseberlidis was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. In the 21st match minute, Scrotum Kickers FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roland Bäcklin to maneuver through the defense. In the 22ndth minute of the game Andreas Seremetiadis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Scrotum Kickers FC's Sven Palmquist was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 24th minute Kim Enström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theofanis Tseberlidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andreas Seremetiadis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sven Palmquist having to interfere. Panagiotis Maragos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Scrotum Kickers FC's Mattias Odman got a free kick in the 33rd minute. 34 minutes into the match, Scrotum Kickers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Akis Moustakis came free, but Sven Palmquist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Nikolas Kalapodas managed to get in a good position for a shot. GREEN LIONS's supporters rose to their feet, but Nikolas Kalapodas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sven Palmquist breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Karl-Erik Jonsson kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Andreas Seremetiadis managed to get in a good position for a shot. GREEN LIONS's supporters rose to their feet, but Andreas Seremetiadis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sven Palmquist breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Paul Broberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sven Palmquist was a little too slow when Andreas Seremetiadis got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 44th minute. The score was now 2-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Andreas Seremetiadis to strike the kick off in the second half. Sven Palmquist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Panagiotis Maragos, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 58th minute, Nikolas Kalapodas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd minute Paul Broberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theofanis Tseberlidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, GREEN LIONS's Nikolas Kalapodas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sven Palmquist narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 74th minute, Andreas Seremetiadis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Paul Broberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 76th minute, Kim Enström ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Theofanis Tseberlidis was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. After a rather tough play, Scrotum Kickers FC's Mats Strömbom got a free kick in the 79th minute. Andreas Seremetiadis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Panagiotis Maragos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sven Palmquist having to interfere. 94 minutes into the game, GREEN LIONS's Andreas Seremetiadis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sven Palmquist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. GREEN LIONS's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.