U18 World League

Nye -vallen
Spectators: 6716 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 0) Philip Hedvall started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 2 played minutes Nye got a freekick which was hit by Kim Björklund. In the 5th minute Milan Harabaliev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Markus Albäck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gercho Mantarkov in the 7th minute of play forced Nye's goalkeeper Markus Albäck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute, Per Västerstrand hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 10 minutes into the game, Вежен's Milan Harabaliev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Markus Albäck made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 14th minute, Sava Vatrachki 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. When Kim Björklund fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nye's protests and gave Kim Björklund a yellow card for diving instead. Kim Björklund kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. In the 17th match minute, Nye was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sivert Josefsson to maneuver through the defense. Markus Albäck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zahari Bratoev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Вежен's Sava Vatrachki got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Markus Albäck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zahari Bratoev in the 27th minute of play. Kim Björklund kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Вежен's Sava Vatrachki got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Markus Albäck came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Вежен's Yuri Velkov. But to his dismay, Yuri Velkov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. After 41 minutes of play, Вежен's Zahari Bratoev made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Markus Albäck was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Nye players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Вежен were winning 0-5.

Markus Albäck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Milan Harabaliev in the 58th minute of play. Kim Björklund hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Вежен's Mito Smilevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Philip Hedvall in the 61st minute of play. Mito Smilevski came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by Nye's Philip Hedvall. But to his dismay, Philip Hedvall quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. In the 64th minute, Yuri Velkov made a precise shot to the right of Markus Albäck. Nye's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-6. Markus Albäck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuri Velkov in the 69th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Вежен's Zahari Bratoev slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Markus Albäck. That made the score 1-7 after 70 minutes of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Milan Harabaliev in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Markus Albäck saved Nye from getting behind. In the 80th minute, Вежен's Yuri Velkov dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-8. In the 83rd match minute, Вежен was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yuri Velkov to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Вежен booed when Nye was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sivert Josefsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. 87 minutes into the match, Nye's goalkeeper Markus Albäck had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zahari Bratoev. 93 minutes into the match, Nye's goal looked a bit too open when Gercho Mantarkov came free, but Markus Albäck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Per Västerstrand's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mito Smilevski was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. Вежен's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.