U18 World League

Ernesta Pohla
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Gliwicka Torcida's Bernard Robak started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Malmö White Knights's attentive Emanuel Holmgren managed to snatch the ball when Szczepan Miazga made a throw-in in the 3rd minute of the game. In the 6th match minute, Malmö White Knights was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Melker Wenerdahl to maneuver through the defense. In the 8th minute, Rutger Delin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Malmö White Knights's Lucas Gummeson got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Malmö White Knights getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Johan Hedlund hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the game, Szczepan Miazga was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gliwicka Torcida's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Malmö White Knights the free kick. After 18 played minutes Gliwicka Torcida got a freekick which was hit by Szczepan Miazga. If Johan Hedlund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 19 minutes into the match, Gliwicka Torcida's goal looked a bit too open when Johan Hedlund came free, but Gwidon Grunwalski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 24 played minutes Malmö White Knights got a freekick which was hit by Johan Hedlund. After a rather tough play, Gliwicka Torcida's Konrad Jaroszewicz got a free kick in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Gummeson in the 28th minute of play forced Gliwicka Torcida's goalkeeper Gwidon Grunwalski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute, Johan Hedlund ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gwidon Grunwalski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After a rather tough play, Gliwicka Torcida's Szczepan Miazga got a free kick in the 37th minute. Rutger Delin kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Lucas Gummeson charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lucas Gummeson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 46th minute, Lucas Gummeson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lucas Gummeson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Johan Hedlund came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Malmö White Knights 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 Johan Hedlund couldn't finish the play. Malmö White Knights's Johan Hedlund got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 78th minute, Emanuel Holmgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Malmö White Knights's Rutger Delin got a free kick in the 84th minute. Petter Fransson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgar Kosiorek in the 85th minute of the match. A throw-in in the 87th minute of the game was made by Ola Jakobsson with Johan Hedlund as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After 88 played minutes Malmö White Knights got a freekick which was hit by Rutger Delin. Edgar Kosiorek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 93 minutes into the game, Edgar Kosiorek was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gliwicka Torcida's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Malmö White Knights the free kick. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Gliwicka Torcida lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.