U18 World League

Stadion w Elblągu
Spectators: 7751 (Terracing: 5815, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. David Granqvist started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute Jerry Bengtsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wojciech Jaszcz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute, Bitcoin Elbląg's Boguslaw Jaszyna dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leon Gendolla in the 15th minute of play forced Firma Barnängen's goalkeeper Jimmie Ek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute, Bartosz Tomiczek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 28 played minutes Bitcoin Elbląg got a freekick which was hit by Wincenty Rydz. In the 28th minute of the match Magnus Bäck sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wojciech Jaszcz skillfully saved the ball. Firma Barnängen were furious when Magnus Bäck was red carded, 30 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 31st match minute, Firma Barnängen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Magnus Bäck to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 32 minutes, Daniel Wejta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bitcoin Elbląg's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Wejta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jimmie Ek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leon Gendolla, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Jerry Bengtsson notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Bitcoin Elbląg's Wojciech Jaszcz. Wojciech Jaszcz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Boguslaw Jaszyna stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jimmie Ek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leon Gendolla in the 60th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boguslaw Jaszyna in the 63rd minute of play forced Firma Barnängen's goalkeeper Jimmie Ek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Firma Barnängen's goal looked a bit too open when Witalis Wykowski came free, but Jimmie Ek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Firma Barnängen's Jimmie Ek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Witalis Wykowski in the 65th minute of play. When Rasmus Moberg came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Firma Barnängen 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 Rasmus Moberg couldn't finish the play. In the 73rd minute Jacek Kissel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jimmie Ek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jerry Bengtsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wojciech Jaszcz having to interfere. After 85 played minutes Bitcoin Elbląg got a freekick which was hit by Leon Gendolla. If Witalis Wykowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jimmie Ek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leon Gendolla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Bitcoin Elbląg players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.