U18 World League

RAE
Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rickard Håning started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, ⚽RAE⚽'s goal looked a bit too open when Jan-Olof Fågel came free, but Iacob Nedelcea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 6 minutes into the game, The Skates's Rickard Håning nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Iacob Nedelcea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Rickard Håning sped through ⚽RAE⚽'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Iacob Nedelcea. Rickard Håning sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 15th 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. 16 minutes into the match, ⚽RAE⚽'s goal looked a bit too open when Jan-Olof Fågel came free, but Iacob Nedelcea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When The Skates's Rickard Håning in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ⚽RAE⚽'s goalie prevented a goal. Rickard Håning received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Iacob Nedelcea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iacob Nedelcea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rickard Håning in the 22nd minute of the match. Nicu Pătran lost his temper 25 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 28th minute there was a penalty for The Skates. Rickard Håning stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Iacob Nedelcea. 0-3. 46 minutes into the match, ⚽RAE⚽'s goal looked a bit too open when Rickard Håning came free, but Iacob Nedelcea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to ⚽RAE⚽ getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Ionuț Cozma hit a great ball. The ⚽RAE⚽ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. The Skates were winning 0-3.

The wind increased when Codruț Prezan made the kick off in the second half. Rickard Håning who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 55thth minute tested the skills of Iacob Nedelcea when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Codruț Prezan came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the ⚽RAE⚽ 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 Codruț Prezan couldn't finish the play. 63 minutes into the game, ⚽RAE⚽'s Ionuț Cozma nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Osvald Albom made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Alvin Billberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Codruț Prezan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ionuț Cozma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osvald Albom having to interfere. Rickard Hånings short, quick shot in the 84thth minute got Iacob Nedelcea to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Alvin Billberg came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the The Skates 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 Alvin Billberg couldn't finish the play. Iacob Nedelcea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rickard Håning, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. After a rather tough play, The Skates's Ingemar Morat got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Jan-Olof Fågel's late challenge caught a ⚽RAE⚽'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jan-Olof Fågel helped the player get up and apologised. In the 96th minute, Jan-Olof Fågel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. The Skates walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.