U18 World League

Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 7703 (Terracing: 5779, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The supporters of Hawk Tuah FC booed when Sport Lisboa e Benfica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Georges Christopher didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bernt Ödman struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Irving Dennis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hawk Tuah FC. 8 minutes into the match, Baptiste Beck dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Eddie Bergström, 1-0. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Wilfred Fleming got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hawk Tuah FC's Eddie Bergström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Hawk Tuah FC from getting a goal against them. 16 minutes into the game, Florentin McCann cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Eddie Bergström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Eddie Bergström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baptiste Beck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baptiste Beck in the 28th minute of play forced Hawk Tuah FC's goalkeeper Eddie Bergström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leif Västlund kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Baptiste Beck could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Eddie Bergström made a huge save. In the 31st minute of the match Sport Lisboa e Benfica got a corner. Hawk Tuah FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Georges Christopher ran over to the corner to take the kick. Eddie Bergström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baptiste Beck, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilfred Fleming got free with Eddie Bergström in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ralf Thedin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Irving Dennis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 45 minutes into the match, Timmy Ström notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Irving Dennis. Irving Dennis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Timmy Ström stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Boniface Fulton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eddie Bergström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Sport Lisboa e Benfica getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Isaac Madsen hit a great ball. Hawk Tuah FC's Eddie Bergström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baptiste Beck in the 63rd minute of play. Ingvar Kleen kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baptiste Beck in the 65th minute of play forced Hawk Tuah FC's goalkeeper Eddie Bergström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute, Isaac Madsen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Sport Lisboa e Benfica booed when Hawk Tuah FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ingvar Kleen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Irving Dennis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timmy Ström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Bernt Ödman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timmy Ström in the 74th minute of play forced Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goalkeeper Irving Dennis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ralf Thedin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Sport Lisboa e Benfica's zone, Svante Käller stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Irving Dennis came out of the goal and Svante Käller tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hawk Tuah FC's Ralf Thedin got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Sport Lisboa e Benfica had won after a very even match.