U18 World League

CITY Stadium
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) 8 minutes into the game, The Skates's Rickard Håning nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Miroslav Forman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. If Alvin Billberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 16th minute Rickard Håning shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miroslav Forman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rickard Håning in the 17th minute of play forced FC DNV Bratiskava's goalkeeper Miroslav Forman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the match, FC DNV Bratiskava's goal looked a bit too open when Rickard Håning came free, but Miroslav Forman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marek Kríž during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Marek Kríž hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. After 25 played minutes FC DNV Bratiskava got a freekick which was hit by Ladislav Zilka. Miroslav Forman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rickard Håning, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rickard Håning in the 28th minute of play forced FC DNV Bratiskava's goalkeeper Miroslav Forman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th match minute, FC DNV Bratiskava was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ladislav Zilka to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, FC DNV Bratiskava's Ivan Jahnátek got a free kick in the 31st minute. After a rather tough play, FC DNV Bratiskava's Pavol Repa got a free kick in the 37th minute. Björn Sävström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ladislav Zilka kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rickard Håning in the 44th minute of play forced FC DNV Bratiskava's goalkeeper Miroslav Forman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The crowd rose to their feet as Rickard Håning kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Miroslav Forman. That made the score 1-2 in the 52 minute of play. Miroslav Forman 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 58th minute. Miroslav Forman 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 65th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 73 minutes into the game, when Holger Dalkvist put in a rough tackle. In the 74th match minute, The Skates was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Holger Dalkvist to maneuver through the defense. 75 minutes into the game, FC DNV Bratiskava's Erik Ábel 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, 2-2. In the 79th minute, Erik Ábel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Alvin Billberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Skates's supporters rose to their feet, but Alvin Billberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Miroslav Forman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 82nd match minute, FC DNV Bratiskava was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Jakubiak to maneuver through the defense. Alvin Billberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miroslav Forman having to interfere. Alvin Billberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Miroslav Forman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 96th minute, Rickard Håning reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Miroslav Forman. The goal made the score 2-4. The Skates's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.