U18 World League

PunisherS Arena
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Marcu Petru made the kick off and thus started the match. Rutger Cane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Pandele in the 4th minute of play. With an all-out effort, AFC PunisherS™'s Rutger Cane threw himself towards the right post 7 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Marcu Petru, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When Marcu Petru fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AFC PunisherS™'s protests and gave Marcu Petru a yellow card for diving instead. Marcu Petru hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Mihail Stroia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Per-Åke Grönlund in the 10th minute of play. Algot Danielsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mihail Stroia having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Stakbröte's Felix Bryngelsson got a free kick in the 16th minute. With a little luck, Stakbröte's Rutger Cane got control of the ball when Ivan Pandele tried to sneak it across the goal line. Christian Alström hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. When AFC PunisherS™'s Marcu Petru in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Stakbröte's goalie prevented a goal. In the 33rd minute of the match, Sever Ţurcaş tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rutger Cane saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 35th minute, Algot Danielsson made a precise shot to the right of Mihail Stroia. AFC PunisherS™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 37 minutes, Christian Alström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stakbröte and the AFC PunisherS™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Per-Åke Grönlund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mihail Stroia having to interfere. In the 46th match minute, AFC PunisherS™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nae Malcoci to maneuver through the defense.

Stakbröte's Rutger Cane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcu Petru in the 51st minute of play. The supporters of AFC PunisherS™ booed when Stakbröte was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kim Ahlberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mihai Dragomir took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 52nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rutger Cane. Stakbröte's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Rutger Cane showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Pandele in the 54th minute of the match. Stakbröte's Rutger Cane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sever Ţurcaş in the 55th minute of play. In the 57th minute, Algot Danielsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Stakbröte's zone, Marcu Petru stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rutger Cane came out of the goal and Marcu Petru tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marcu Petru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Rutger Cane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 64 minutes into the match, Algot Danielsson dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mihail Stroia, 0-3. Tor Trillkott's late challenge caught a AFC PunisherS™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tor Trillkott helped the player get up and apologised. Tor Trillkott hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. If Ivan Pandele had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Algot Danielsson was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 75th minute. Stakbröte's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 78th minute, Kim Ahlberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Stakbröte getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Christian Alström hit a great ball. Stakbröte's Tor Trillkott got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sever Ţurcaş in the 88th minute of play forced Stakbröte's goalkeeper Rutger Cane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stakbröte's Rutger Cane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Pandele in the 89th minute of play. The supporters of Stakbröte booed when AFC PunisherS™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sever Ţurcaş didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rutger Cane showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mihai Dragomir, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Marcu Petru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rutger Cane having to interfere. The AFC PunisherS™ supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Stakbröte's performance. The match ended with a win for Stakbröte.