U18 World League

Air Albania
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dan Wassenius kicked off to start the match. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Cvetan Rugova played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tobias Jernberg in the 5th minute of play. Cvetan Rugova showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dan Wassenius, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Stefan Asmundsson took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cvetan Rugova. Cvetan Rugova dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 10 minutes, Žare Rajkoski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ✩ Pep Team ✩ and the Oakcroft Thrashers players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 10th minute, Žare Rajkoski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Sebastian Eriksson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Oakcroft Thrashers's supporters rose to their feet, but Sebastian Eriksson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cvetan Rugova breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match clock showed 15 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Dan Wassenius sped through ✩ Pep Team ✩'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Cvetan Rugova. When Radomir Cukovski fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ✩ Pep Team ✩'s protests and gave Radomir Cukovski a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of ✩ Pep Team ✩ booed when Oakcroft Thrashers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tobias Jernberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Oakcroft Thrashers booed when ✩ Pep Team ✩ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrej Maksimovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sebastian Eriksson struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Cvetan Rugova didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Oakcroft Thrashers. A collision led to ✩ Pep Team ✩ getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Žare Rajkoski hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dan Wassenius in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cvetan Rugova saved ✩ Pep Team ✩ from getting behind. Cvetan Rugova made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dan Wassenius in the 42nd minute of play. Tobias Jernberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ranko Nedev to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Dan Wassenius made a precise shot to the right of Cvetan Rugova. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Rickard Wennerström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ranko Nedev, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. After 67 minutes, Tobias Jernberg made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Cvetan Rugova tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Oakcroft Thrashers's Dan Wassenius got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rickard Wennerström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Žare Rajkoski in the 78th minute of play. Rickard Wennerström stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ranko Nedev's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. When the match clock showed 79 minutes, the score became 1-6 when Ranko Nedev sped through Oakcroft Thrashers's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rickard Wennerström. Dan Wassenius could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Cvetan Rugova made a huge save. In the 87thth minute of the game Tobias Jernberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Cvetan Rugova was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 89th minute of the match Andreas Haglund shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cvetan Rugova showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Rickard Wennerström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ranko Nedev, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stefan Asmundsson during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Stefan Asmundsson kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Tobias Jernberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Cvetan Rugova tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.