U18 World League

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Spectators: 7370 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 65) Iacob Nedelcea was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rickard Håning showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicodim Ibrișin in the 10th minute of play forced The Skates's goalkeeper Osvald Albom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ionuț Cozma's late challenge caught a The Skates's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ionuț Cozma helped the player get up and apologised. Ionuț Cozma kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 13th minute, Ionuț Cozma hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nicodim Ibrișin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Osvald Albom tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ionuț Cozma in the 17th minute of play forced The Skates's goalkeeper Osvald Albom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Alvin Billberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Osvald Albom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicodim Ibrișin in the 23rd minute of play. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind ⚽RAE⚽'s goalkeeper Iacob Nedelcea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Holger Dalkvist kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Jan-Olof Fågel took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 30th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Iacob Nedelcea. ⚽RAE⚽'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, ⚽RAE⚽'s Ionuț Cozma got a free kick in the 34th minute. After a defensive mix-up in ⚽RAE⚽'s zone, Rickard Håning stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iacob Nedelcea came out of the goal and Rickard Håning tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Douglas Stenkvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 46th minute, The Skates's Rickard Håning ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Iacob Nedelcea. Iacob Nedelcea yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nicodim Ibrișin made a kick off. Alvin Billberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 65 minutes of play, The Skates's Rickard Håning made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iacob Nedelcea was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gigel Paveliucs short, quick shot in the 68thth minute got Osvald Albom to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Alvin Billberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Iacob Nedelcea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in ⚽RAE⚽'s zone, Rickard Håning stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iacob Nedelcea came out of the goal and Rickard Håning tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Rickard Håning had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nicodim Ibrișin during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 89th minute, Rickard Håning made a precise shot to the right of Iacob Nedelcea. ⚽RAE⚽'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. For all the effort they put into the match, the ⚽RAE⚽ players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for The Skates.