U18 World League

Lekparken
Spectators: 7631 (Terracing: 5724, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) Botev Plovdiv 1912's Biser Múdrov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Billy Johnsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bratan Vladikov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Anthon Bivall put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Yavor Zehirov. After a rather tough play, Lekparken FC's Anthon Bivall got a free kick in the 10th minute. After 14 played minutes Lekparken FC got a freekick which was hit by Anthon Bivall. Billy Johnsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bratan Vladikov in the 19th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, Lekparken FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bratan Vladikov came free, but Billy Johnsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yavor Zehirov acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 22nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Ove Engström. When Lekparken FC's Anthon Bivall in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Botev Plovdiv 1912's goalie prevented a goal. In the 28th minute, Biser Múdrov 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. A collision led to Lekparken FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Anthon Bivall hit a great ball. Billy Johnsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valko Mitin in the 36th minute of play. Vilhelm Blomkvist hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Biser Múdrov 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. Yavor Zehirov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ove Engström in the 44th minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Anthon Bivall to strike the kick off in the second half. Anthon Bivall recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ove Engström in the 55th minute of play forced Botev Plovdiv 1912's goalkeeper Yavor Zehirov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lekparken FC's Billy Johnsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Lekparken FC from getting a goal against them. After 61 played minutes Lekparken FC got a freekick which was hit by Ernst Grelsson. After 64 played minutes Lekparken FC got a freekick which was hit by Vilgot Bergkvist. 65 minutes into the match, Lekparken FC's goal looked a bit too open when Biser Múdrov came free, but Billy Johnsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ove Engström might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yavor Zehirov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ove Engström ran back to his position shaking his head. 73 minutes into the match, Botev Plovdiv 1912's goal looked a bit too open when Anthon Bivall came free, but Yavor Zehirov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Lekparken FC's Ernst Grelsson got a free kick in the 79th minute. When Biser Múdrov came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Botev Plovdiv 1912 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 Biser Múdrov couldn't finish the play. Andreas Klack took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 89th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Yavor Zehirov. Botev Plovdiv 1912's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 91 minutes, William Josefsson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lekparken FC and the Botev Plovdiv 1912 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 91st minute, William Josefsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Botev Plovdiv 1912's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.