U18 World League

GURZUN
Spectators: 7537 (Terracing: 5654, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Iustinian Drăghincescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC GURZUN's Cătălin Dăianu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vilhelm Käller in the 7th minute of play. A collision led to FC GURZUN getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Ferdinand Brănescu hit a great ball. In the 11th minute Mihail Ifrim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hans Persson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cătălin Dăianu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcus Tidén's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. A collision led to Hagmoren BK getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Uno Haglund hit a great ball. Iustinian Drăghincescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hans Persson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iustinian Drăghincescu in the 26th minute of play. A collision led to FC GURZUN getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Mugurel Ştefănoiu hit a great ball. Hagmoren BK's Vilhelm Käller got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 31 minutes of play, Hagmoren BK's Vilhelm Käller made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cătălin Dăianu was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 34th play minute Iustinian Drăghincescu came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Hans Persson. 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in FC GURZUN's zone, Nils-Åke Lindqvist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cătălin Dăianu came out of the goal and Nils-Åke Lindqvist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 40th minute, Marcus Tidén left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hagmoren BK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Hagmoren BK's Hans Persson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Hagmoren BK from getting a goal against them. In the 48th minute, Marcus Tidén 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. The FC GURZUN players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Hagmoren BK were winning 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Iustinian Drăghincescu made a kick off. Marcus Tidén received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Cătălin Dăianu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Laurențiu Urdeş charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Laurențiu Urdeş the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Laurențiu Urdeş hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 61st minute of the match, Vilhelm Käller tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cătălin Dăianu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Cristinel Trapcea came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the FC GURZUN 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 Cristinel Trapcea couldn't finish the play. After 63 played minutes Hagmoren BK got a freekick which was hit by Uno Haglund. Cătălin Dăianu made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Vilhelm Käller sent off a good shot on target. Vilhelm Käller's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cătălin Dăianu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. Cătălin Dăianu was out of position in the 76 minute of play, and Vilhelm Käller capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vilhelm Käller really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. After a defensive mix-up in FC GURZUN's zone, Marcus Tidén stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cătălin Dăianu came out of the goal and Marcus Tidén tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vilhelm Käller got free with Cătălin Dăianu in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 83rd minute, one of Hagmoren BK:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Hagmoren BK. In the 84th minute there was a penalty for FC GURZUN. Mihail Ifrim stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Hans Persson. 2-4. Cătălin Dăianu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vilhelm Käller in the 89th minute. In the 92nd minute, Iustinian Drăghincescu 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. 94 minutes into the game, Iustinian Drăghincescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-4. Hans Persson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Uno Haglund might have been able to make a better finish in the 97th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cătălin Dăianu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Uno Haglund ran back to his position shaking his head. Hagmoren BK's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.