U18 World League

Lekparken
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fredrik Ström got the match started through his kick off. Oskars Glada Gäng's Edwin Billvall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fredrik Ström in the 3rd minute of play. Oskars Glada Gäng's Edwin Billvall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fredrik Ström in the 5th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Lekparken FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Jansson came free, but Billy Johnsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ove Engström got free with Edwin Billvall in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 15th minute of the game. One of Oskars Glada Gäng:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Lekparken FC:s goal. In the 20th minute Fredrik Ström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edwin Billvall saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gottfrid Fredriksson charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gottfrid Fredriksson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 21st minute, Gottfrid Fredriksson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Jansson in the 24th minute of play forced Lekparken FC's goalkeeper Billy Johnsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Vilgot Bergkvist had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edwin Billvall. Oskars Glada Gäng's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vilgot Bergkvist was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. After recieving a nice pass, Lekparken FC's Andreas Klack tried to score from far away in the 34th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Edwin Billvall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vilgot Bergkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the match, Oskars Glada Gäng's goalkeeper Edwin Billvall had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vilgot Bergkvist. After a rather tough play, Oskars Glada Gäng's Bror Pålsson got a free kick in the 40th minute. In the 41st minute of the match Andreas Klack sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Edwin Billvall skillfully saved the ball. 47 minutes into the match, Oskars Glada Gäng's goal looked a bit too open when Ernst Grelsson came free, but Edwin Billvall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ove Engström got free with Edwin Billvall in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jan Jansson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ove Engström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 54 minutes into the match, Oskars Glada Gäng's goal looked a bit too open when Ove Engström came free, but Edwin Billvall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Billy Johnsson was a little too slow when Allan Unesson got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 56th minute. The score was now 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vilgot Bergkvist in the 63rd minute of play forced Oskars Glada Gäng's goalkeeper Edwin Billvall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Oskars Glada Gäng defense, Ove Engström kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edwin Billvall. The Oskars Glada Gäng fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edwin Billvall should have stopped the shot. Billy Johnsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matthias Sjöö in the 73rd minute of play. Edwin Billvall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fredrik Ström, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. When Ernst Grelsson fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lekparken FC's protests and gave Ernst Grelsson a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Lekparken FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Ernst Grelsson hit a great ball. Fredrik Ström took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Edwin Billvall. Edwin Billvall dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. Edwin Billvall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reine Ennegren in the 87th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Gottfrid Fredriksson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 91 played minutes Oskars Glada Gäng got a freekick which was hit by Börje Hammarström. Jens Ålberg hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Edwin Billvall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fredrik Ström in the 96th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Lekparken FC had played much better football throughout.