U18 World League

Bussens Arena
Spectators: 7646 (Terracing: 5736, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ludvig Skark kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, No Gravity FC's Hicham Savage ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Waut Goons. Waut Goons yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. With his leg Waut Goons managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when No Gravity FC's Ralf Jernberg fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of Sporting Mambo booed when No Gravity FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claes Böcklund didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, No Gravity FC's Ralf Jernberg got a free kick in the 12th minute. Jan-Olof Löfgren succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 21st playminute. 24 minutes into the match, No Gravity FC's goal looked a bit too open when Christoffel Weets came free, but Mikael Sjöberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of No Gravity FC booed when Sporting Mambo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Glen de Pelsmaecker didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mikael Sjöberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Glen de Pelsmaecker in the 28th minute of play. Mikael Sjöberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pino Maerschalckx in the 30th minute of play. After 35 played minutes No Gravity FC got a freekick which was hit by Claes Böcklund. The supporters of Sporting Mambo booed when No Gravity FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan-Olof Löfgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. 45 minutes into the match, No Gravity FC's goal looked a bit too open when Yoachim Fondria came free, but Mikael Sjöberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th match minute, No Gravity FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Babak Savage to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

No Gravity FC's Gert Odman was substituted for Jan-Olof Löfgren. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Harold Engelborgh stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to No Gravity FC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Gert Odman hit a great ball. Mikael Sjöberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Glen de Pelsmaecker in the 56th minute of play. In the 57th match minute, Sporting Mambo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henry Pelsers to maneuver through the defense. Babak Savage's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Waut Goons read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Michael Armentier during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 60th match minute, Sporting Mambo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michael Armentier to maneuver through the defense. The No Gravity FC fans' excitement grew in the 61st match minute when No Gravity FC's Ralf Jernberg looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 68th minute Hicham Savage shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waut Goons saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st minute Pino Maerschalckx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikael Sjöberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mikael Sjöberg made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Yoachim Fondria sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Sporting Mambo getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Glen de Pelsmaecker hit a great ball. 76 minutes into the match, Sporting Mambo's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Ahlroht came free, but Waut Goons reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sporting Mambo's Waut Goons played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ludvig Skark in the 78th minute of play. Waut Goons showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hicham Savage, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Waut Goons took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Babak Savage, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87thth minute of the game Ludvig Skark who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sporting Mambo's Waut Goons was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Waut Goons showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ludvig Skark, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ralf Jernberg during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Sporting Mambo booed when No Gravity FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ralf Jernberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Babak Savage might have been able to make a better finish in the 97th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Waut Goons. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Babak Savage ran back to his position shaking his head. No Gravity FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Sporting Mambo for a fine match.