U18 World League

广东汕尾乡村熊队
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Sunkens Surtröjor's Jesper Håkansson 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jesper Håkansson in the 4th minute of play forced ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆浪人's goalkeeper 董鸿兴 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆浪人 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 6th minute. Penalty! Malte Gerdberg walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Jesper Håkansson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 15th match minute, Sunkens Surtröjor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jesper Håkansson to maneuver through the defense. Helge Bäckström was out of position in the 17 minute of play, and 杨飞景 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 杨飞景 really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Axel Möller managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sunkens Surtröjor's supporters rose to their feet, but Axel Möller was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 董鸿兴 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Axel Möller sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 柯强傲 hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 曲常德 during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 45 played minutes ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆浪人 got a freekick which was hit by 曲常德. 杨飞景 kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 庞榕振 to make the kick off. ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆浪人's 韩兴桦 got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆浪人's zone, Jesper Håkansson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 董鸿兴 came out of the goal and Jesper Håkansson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Helge Bäckström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 韩兴桦 in the 58th minute of the match. When 韩兴桦 fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆浪人's protests and gave 韩兴桦 a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Sunkens Surtröjor booed when ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆浪人 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. 韩兴桦 didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 贺岩默 in the 68th minute of play forced Sunkens Surtröjor's goalkeeper Helge Bäckström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Sunkens Surtröjor booed when ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆浪人 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. 韩兴桦 didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Sunkens Surtröjor's Jack Holmgren got a free kick in the 79th minute. 88 minutes into the game, one of ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆浪人:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 董鸿兴 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jesper Håkansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. 贺岩默 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that 韩兴桦's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Helge Bäckström was relentless in the 99th minute of the game. The ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆浪人 players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.