U18 World League

Jörlanda -vallen
Spectators: 7598 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) Karl Mårtensson scored 1-0 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bogdan Neaga, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Dan Falk hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Horea Cutieru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Sven-Oskar Strömberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When FC Maci -MM-'s Luca Udurbac in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Jörlanda's goalie prevented a goal. In the 13th minute Luca Udurbac shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sven-Oskar Strömberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 21 minutes, Luca Udurbac made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Jörlanda's Sven-Oskar Strömberg tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Luca Udurbac's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sven-Oskar Strömberg was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Eugen Spoială charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eugen Spoială the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Eugen Spoială kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Nicolae Pădureanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sven-Oskar Strömberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Udurbac in the 35th minute of play. When Eugen Spoială came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the FC Maci -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 Eugen Spoială couldn't finish the play. 38 minutes into the game, Luca Udurbac cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Sven-Oskar Strömberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to FC Maci -MM- getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Boris Spassky hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Karl Mårtensson was the one to do the kick off. Sven-Oskar Strömberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Udurbac, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After 53 minutes, Luca Udurbac made it 1-4 with a short kick to the right side. Jörlanda's Sven-Oskar Strömberg tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Luca Udurbac 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. Sven-Oskar Strömberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luca Udurbac's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. Mark Kolberg's late challenge caught a FC Maci -MM-'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mark Kolberg helped the player get up and apologised. In the 62nd minute, Mark Kolberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luca Udurbac in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sven-Oskar Strömberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 67 minutes, Luca Udurbac managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Maci -MM-'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Luca Udurbac was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 70th play minutes Luca Udurbac shot 1-5, a short shot which went by Sven-Oskar Strömberg and just under the crossbar into goal. When Eugen Spoială came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the FC Maci -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 Eugen Spoială couldn't finish the play. In the 74th minute, Luca Udurbac ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sven-Oskar Strömberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-6. Sven-Oskar Strömberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luca Udurbac in the 78th minute. In the 79th minute of the match FC Maci -MM- got a corner. Jörlanda's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Iordache Mortu ran over to the corner to take the kick. Jörlanda's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Luca Udurbac 82 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-7. 86 minutes into the match, Jörlanda's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Udurbac came free, but Sven-Oskar Strömberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Udurbac in the 87th minute of play forced Jörlanda's goalkeeper Sven-Oskar Strömberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mark Kolberg was shown his second yellow card after 88 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 88th match minute, Jörlanda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mark Kolberg to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Jörlanda's Sven-Oskar Strömberg got control of the ball when Luca Udurbac tried to sneak it across the goal line. FC Maci -MM-'s Luca Udurbac was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 92nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. FC Maci -MM-'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.