U18 World League

Thunderdome
Spectators: 7555 (Terracing: 5668, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jens Hafström took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th match minute, Vykans Vikingar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Casper Göransson to maneuver through the defense. Kurt Almkvist kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Jens Stober might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roy Stolpe. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jens Stober ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Hamburg Fighters's Nolan Bästlein got control of the ball when Per Kaxe tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nolan Bästlein showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jens Hafström, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. After 17 played minutes Vykans Vikingar got a freekick which was hit by Casper Göransson. Nolan Bästlein took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jens Hafström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Viktor Nyman kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Roy Stolpe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wulf-Dieter Schwarze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Timo Stumm fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hamburg Fighters's protests and gave Timo Stumm a yellow card for diving instead. Vykans Vikingar made a substitution. Emil Alkvist replaced Kalle Deckbergh. Timo Stumm hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. If Jens Hafström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hamburg Fighters's Nolan Bästlein played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Per Kaxe in the 44th minute of play. Ove Dullinger charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ove Dullinger the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

In the 48th minute Folke Örnberg saw that he had a good position to shoot and he shot a long ball on target, but the ball went just outside the left post. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Wulf-Dieter Schwarze made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Jens Hafström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nolan Bästlein saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jochen Fusten during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 54th match minute, Hamburg Fighters was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jochen Fusten to maneuver through the defense. Hamburg Fighters's Nolan Bästlein played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Per Kaxe in the 58th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Per Kaxe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nolan Bästlein was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. After 61 minutes, Gianluigi Balla mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hamburg Fighters and the Vykans Vikingar players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gianluigi Balla hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Kurt Almkvist's late challenge caught a Hamburg Fighters's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kurt Almkvist helped the player get up and apologised. Kurt Almkvist kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Vykans Vikingar were furious when Jim Kjellberg was red carded, 71 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 70th minute of the game. One of Vykans Vikingar:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Hamburg Fighters:s goal. The referee gave Hamburg Fighters a penalty, 73 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Jens Stober, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Vykans Vikingar's Roy Stolpe. 0-1. 76 minutes into the game, Per-Erik Liljeström was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vykans Vikingar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hamburg Fighters the free kick. In the 76th minute, Per-Erik Liljeström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Hamburg Fighters booed when Vykans Vikingar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Viktor Nyman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vykans Vikingar's Roy Stolpe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Vykans Vikingar from getting a goal against them. Nolan Bästlein made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viktor Wallin in the 84th minute of play. When Vykans Vikingar's Per Kaxe in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hamburg Fighters's goalie prevented a goal. Per Kaxe's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nolan Bästlein read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play. 98 minutes in the game, Ove Dullinger fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Roy Stolpe having to interfere. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.