U18 World League

Utero
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jakob Sundström took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jakob Sundström in the 5th minute of play forced Steaua Bucuresti -MM-'s goalkeeper Emil Frânculescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Costel Drăgan came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Steaua Bucuresti -MM- 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 Costel Drăgan couldn't finish the play. 14 minutes into the game, Edgar Basarab was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Steaua Bucuresti -MM-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Befruktas FC the free kick. 18 minutes into the game, Cristinel Manta was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Steaua Bucuresti -MM-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Befruktas FC the free kick. The supporters of Befruktas FC booed when Steaua Bucuresti -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristinel Manta didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrei Macarie in the 21st minute of play forced Befruktas FC's goalkeeper Kermit Grodan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Jakob Sundström kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Emil Frânculescu. That made the score 1-0 in the 23 minute of play. Emil Frânculescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peder Åhman in the 25th minute of play. Emil Frânculescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jakob Sundström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Befruktas FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Freddie Linquist hit a great ball. Andrei Macarie might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kermit Grodan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andrei Macarie ran back to his position shaking his head. Peder Åhman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrei Macarie in the 42nd minute of play forced Befruktas FC's goalkeeper Kermit Grodan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 43 minutes into the match, Befruktas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Costel Drăgan came free, but Kermit Grodan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Befruktas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Andrei Macarie came free, but Kermit Grodan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 2-0 came through a penalty shot after 49 played minutes, when Befruktas FC:s Jakob Sundström calmly waited for Steaua Bucuresti -MM-:s goalkeeper to move before he rolled in the ball by the right post.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Andrei Macarie made a kick off. When Henry Högström fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Befruktas FC's protests and gave Henry Högström a yellow card for diving instead. In the 58th minute, Henry Högström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edgar Basarab sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andrei Macarie could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Kermit Grodan made a huge save. 62 minutes into the game, Rutger Pihlwall was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Befruktas FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Steaua Bucuresti -MM- the free kick. In the 62nd minute, Rutger Pihlwall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emil Frânculescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christer Hedkvist in the 68th minute of play. In the 70th minute Peder Åhman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Frânculescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kermit Grodan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrei Macarie, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Kermit Grodan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrei Macarie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jakob Sundström in the 76th minute of play forced Steaua Bucuresti -MM-'s goalkeeper Emil Frânculescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emil Frânculescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jakob Sundström in the 76th minute of the match. After 78 played minutes Befruktas FC got a freekick which was hit by Freddie Linquist. In the 81st minute, Christer Hedkvist ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emil Frânculescu was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Jakob Sundström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emil Frânculescu having to interfere. The supporters of Steaua Bucuresti -MM- booed when Befruktas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henry Högström didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Steaua Bucuresti -MM-'s Andrei Macarie tried to score from far away in the 90th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 91st minute, Henry Högström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Steaua Bucuresti -MM-'s Andrei Macarie tried to score from far away in the 92nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Kermit Grodan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ştefan Măgureanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Befruktas FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.