U18 World League

CLC Winter
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) When Dario Ceccarelli fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CLC Winter's protests and gave Dario Ceccarelli a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Georg Lindman in the 7th minute of play forced CLC Winter's goalkeeper Fausto Africano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as CLC Winter's Franco Croce slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Alf Gadd. That made the score 1-0 after 12 minutes of play. Damiano Pili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alf Gadd having to interfere. After 23 minutes, Conny Björnsson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Blåvitt and the CLC Winter players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alf Gadd made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Damiano Pili sent off a good shot on target. Franco Croce charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Franco Croce the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, CLC Winter's Franco Croce got a free kick in the 26th minute. Marc Hökqvist scored 1-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fausto Africano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 33 minutes, Marc Hökqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Blåvitt's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marc Hökqvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 35 minutes, Marc Hökqvist made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. CLC Winter's Fausto Africano tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 38 played minutes Blåvitt got a freekick which was hit by Marc Hökqvist. In the 41st match minute, Blåvitt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kenny Vallgren to maneuver through the defense. Marc Hökqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Damiano Pili in the 53rd minute of play forced Blåvitt's goalkeeper Alf Gadd to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Blåvitt's Marc Hökqvist slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fausto Africano. That made the score 1-3 after 56 minutes of play. If Marc Hökqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Georg Lindman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 74 minutes, Armin Mazza mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CLC Winter and the Blåvitt players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to CLC Winter getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Armin Mazza hit a great ball. In the 84th minute of the match Ola Wallman shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fausto Africano showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a little luck, CLC Winter's Fausto Africano got control of the ball when Georg Lindman tried to sneak it across the goal line. Armin Mazza kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. When Franco Croce came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the CLC Winter 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 Franco Croce couldn't finish the play. The Blåvitt players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.