U18 World League

Hollywood Bowl
Spectators: 7561 (Terracing: 5672, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Michael Hoffmann took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, DFP's goalkeeper Aleksander Eliasson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kilian Bakker. Aleksander Eliasson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kilian Bakker in the 4th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Michael Hoffmann made a precise shot to the right of Aleksander Eliasson. DFP's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Andreas Daumanns short, quick shot in the 22ndth minute got Aleksander Eliasson to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 28th minute of the match Kristian Westerberg shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Brian Hülsen showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Michael Hoffmann notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of DFP's Aleksander Eliasson. Aleksander Eliasson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alex Lööf hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Aleksander Eliasson was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Per Dietrich. In the 39th minute Kilian Bakker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aleksander Eliasson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alfred Axelsson to make the kick off. DFP were furious when Hans Wennerberg was red carded, 53 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 53 minutes into the game, one of DFP:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Marcus Backlund hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. When FC Hollywood's Michael Hoffmann in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye DFP's goalie prevented a goal. When Kristian Westerberg came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the DFP 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 Kristian Westerberg couldn't finish the play. In the 68thth minute of the game Andreas Daumann who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DFP's Aleksander Eliasson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 69th minute, Mattias Stromann hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aleksander Eliasson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Thürmann in the 72nd minute of the match. Brian Hülsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Lööf in the 75th minute of play. Luca Thürmann blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aleksander Eliasson having to make a save. When Marcus Dahlberg fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored DFP's protests and gave Marcus Dahlberg a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to DFP getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Marcus Dahlberg hit a great ball. Per Dietrich hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Kristian Westerberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Brian Hülsen made a huge save. Brian Hülsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elof Lund in the 89th minute of the match. DFP's Aleksander Eliasson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michael Hoffmann in the 90th minute of play. After 91 played minutes FC Hollywood got a freekick which was hit by Mattias Stromann. DFP's Marcus Dahlberg got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. DFP's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.