U18 World League

Svartvallen
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Max Delin started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, one of Svartvallstjärnens IF:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Svartvallstjärnens IF. 12 minutes into the match, Svartvallstjärnens IF's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Winkel came free, but Måns Mossberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Daniel Winkel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Måns Mossberg was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Billy Waller kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. If Roland Rolandsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Dave Drescher managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fire Devils's supporters rose to their feet, but Dave Drescher was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Måns Mossberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 33 minutes, Daniel Winkel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fire Devils's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Winkel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Måns Mossberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Winkel, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 38th minute, Daniel Winkel 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. Felice Simon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 41st minute, Daniel Winkel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fire Devils fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. A collision led to Fire Devils getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Henrik Basciano hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After having played for 54 minutes, Max Delin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Svartvallstjärnens IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Max Delin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Max Delin during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Max Delin hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Remo Espa charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Remo Espa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 58th match minute, Fire Devils was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remo Espa to maneuver through the defense. Roland Rolandsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimir Schnyder having to interfere. Roland Rolandsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimir Schnyder having to interfere. 66 minutes into the match, Fire Devils's goal looked a bit too open when Max Delin came free, but Vladimir Schnyder reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Max Delin in the 71st minute of play forced Fire Devils's goalkeeper Vladimir Schnyder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Svartvallstjärnens IF:s Måns Mossberg showed great skill when he stopped Billy Waller:s penalty. Måns Mossberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Winkel in the 86th minute of play. Måns Mossberg made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Daniel Winkel sent off a good shot on target. 96 minutes into the game, Daniel Winkel recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Måns Mossberg. Daniel Winkel showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Fire Devils walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.