U18 World League

Gärsnäs Stadion
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Billy Brolin took the kick off in the first half of the match. Walter Drewitz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nigel Willemse's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. When Nigel Willemse came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the FFC Merainies 03 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 Nigel Willemse couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Bart Speelman managed to get in a good position for a shot. FFC Merainies 03's supporters rose to their feet, but Bart Speelman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Walter Drewitz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Elliott Nilsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 34 played minutes Gärsnäs BF got a freekick which was hit by Richard Västerberg. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nigel Willemse in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Walter Drewitz saved Gärsnäs BF from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Gärsnäs BF's Billy Brolin got a free kick in the 46th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nigel Willemse to strike the kick off in the second half. With his leg Walter Drewitz managed to avoid a goal in the 52ndth minute, when FFC Merainies 03's Bart Speelman fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Gärsnäs BF getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Karl-Michael Koch hit a great ball. A collision led to Gärsnäs BF getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Elliott Nilsson hit a great ball. Fabrice Bemmel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Billy Brolin, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Leonardo Ånger hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. 70 minutes into the match, FFC Merainies 03's goal looked a bit too open when Elliott Nilsson came free, but Fabrice Bemmel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nigel Willemse in the 71stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Walter Drewitz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Gärsnäs BF's Walter Drewitz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Gärsnäs BF from getting a goal against them. Gärsnäs BF's defense didn't have a chance, in the 75th minute, when Nigel Willemse scored to the left of an out of position Walter Drewitz, making the score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Billy Brolin in the 78th minute of play forced FFC Merainies 03's goalkeeper Fabrice Bemmel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th match minute, FFC Merainies 03 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nigel Willemse to maneuver through the defense. Gärsnäs BF's Walter Drewitz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Gärsnäs BF from getting a goal against them. Richard Västerberg charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Richard Västerberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 84 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Gärsnäs BF! Gärsnäs BF:s Walter Drewitz showed great skill when he stopped Jan Hoven:s penalty. 86 minutes into the match, Jan Hoven notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Gärsnäs BF's Walter Drewitz. Walter Drewitz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Walter Drewitz made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Nigel Willemse sent off a good shot on target. After 94th play minutes Nigel Willemse shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Walter Drewitz and just under the crossbar into goal. FFC Merainies 03's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.