U18 World League

San Siro Stadium
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Andreas Ahlbeck kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute Aris Kortzidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dennis Wallin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 6 minutes, Pontus Berglund mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Gunners and the AC Milan players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to The Gunners getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Pontus Berglund hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, The Gunners's Benjamin Tunander got a free kick in the 15th minute. After 20 minutes of play, AC Milan's Nikos Kosmidis made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dennis Wallin was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the AC Milan defense, Andreas Ahlbeck kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fotis Tatsis. The AC Milan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fotis Tatsis should have stopped the shot. In the 31st minute, Pontus Berglund made a precise shot to the right of Fotis Tatsis. AC Milan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. 34 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goal looked a bit too open when Pontus Berglund came free, but Fotis Tatsis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fotis Tatsis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pontus Berglund, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Dennis Wallin was out of position in the 42 minute of play, and Andreas Tarsanas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Andreas Tarsanas really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nikos Kosmidis to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, The Gunners's Andreas Ahlbeck sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fotis Tatsis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as The Gunners's Pontus Berglund slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fotis Tatsis. That made the score 2-4 after 54 minutes of play. The Gunners's Dennis Wallin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikos Kosmidis in the 60th minute of play. Andreas Ahlbeck charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andreas Ahlbeck the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to The Gunners getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Andreas Ahlbeck hit a great ball. Andreas Tarsanas struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Dennis Wallin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AC Milan. After a rather tough play, AC Milan's Fanis Panousis got a free kick in the 64th minute. The long shot by Benjamin Tunander in the 65th minute really tested Fotis Tatsis's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. AC Milan's Fotis Tatsis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save AC Milan from getting a goal against them. Dennis Wallin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aris Kortzidis in the 69th minute of play. Fotis Tatsis made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Wiktor Bergqvist sent off a good shot on target. 73 minutes into the match, The Gunners's goal looked a bit too open when Aris Kortzidis came free, but Dennis Wallin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 75 minutes into the game, Aris Kortzidis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-4. Dennis Wallin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fotis Tatsis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pontus Berglund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pontus Berglund in the 82nd minute of play forced AC Milan's goalkeeper Fotis Tatsis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 82 minutes, Eleftherios Kanatakis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AC Milan and the The Gunners players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 83rd match minute, AC Milan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eleftherios Kanatakis to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of The Gunners booed when AC Milan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fanis Panousis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 90th minute Aris Kortzidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dennis Wallin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AC Milan's Fotis Tatsis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pontus Berglund in the 95th minute of play. The Gunners's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.