U18 World League

New Anfield
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) IFK Tallkotte's Staffan Ekström 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. A collision led to RED BULL MILANO TEAM getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Aleksander Japola hit a great ball. Ryszard Konopka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ralf Wennerqvist in the 13th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Staffan Ekström took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Ryszard Konopka to make any attempt to save it. If Ralf Wennerqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20th minute, Mariusz Wierzchowski 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. John Zachrisson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariusz Wierzchowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Staffan Ekström in the 31stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ryszard Konopka, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 37 minutes into the game, Ralf Wennerqvist recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ryszard Konopka. Ralf Wennerqvist showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. In the 40th minute, Ludwig Östlund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johan Arvidsson in the 43rd minute of play forced RED BULL MILANO TEAM's goalkeeper Ryszard Konopka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as IFK Tallkotte's Joseph Lind slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ryszard Konopka. That made the score 3-0 after 44 minutes of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mariusz Wierzchowski made a kick off. 58 minutes into the match, Staffan Ekström notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of RED BULL MILANO TEAM's Ryszard Konopka. Ryszard Konopka was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Napoleon Pachucki during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of IFK Tallkotte booed when RED BULL MILANO TEAM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Napoleon Pachucki didn't get a good kick on the ball. Michael Hydén took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 61st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ryszard Konopka. RED BULL MILANO TEAM's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. John Zachrisson acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 63rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Pankracy Brudzisz. Ryszard Konopka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johan Arvidsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 72nd minute Joseph Lind shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ryszard Konopka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joseph Lind in the 74th minute of play forced RED BULL MILANO TEAM's goalkeeper Ryszard Konopka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pankracy Brudzisz kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Ryszard Konopka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Staffan Ekström, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After 77 minutes, Staffan Ekström made it 5-0 with a short kick to the right side. RED BULL MILANO TEAM's Ryszard Konopka tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ralf Wennerqvist hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. A collision led to IFK Tallkotte getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Staffan Ekström hit a great ball. Aleksander Japola hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Ryszard Konopka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Staffan Ekström in the 86th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Konstanty Snaza managed to get in a good position for a shot. RED BULL MILANO TEAM's supporters rose to their feet, but Konstanty Snaza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. John Zachrisson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Konstanty Snaza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. IFK Tallkotte had won after a very even match.