U18 World League

Christmas Island
Spectators: 9194 (Terracing: 6897, Seating: 2114, VIP seats: 183) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Christoffer Öberg started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the game, Lukas Bjursell was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Xentrias's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ≮王者归来≯Penghu County the free kick. A collision led to Xentrias getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Lukas Bjursell hit a great ball. Stig Busk acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 3rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from kaya ISERN. In the 10th match minute, ≮王者归来≯Penghu County was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorginho Félix to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Göran Lidman in the 13th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯Penghu County's goalkeeper Abcdefghijklmno Vieira De Oliveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Göran Lidman notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ≮王者归来≯Penghu County's Abcdefghijklmno Vieira De Oliveira. Abcdefghijklmno Vieira De Oliveira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 20th minute of the game. One of Xentrias:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ≮王者归来≯Penghu County:s goal. Xentrias:s Stig Busk showed great skill when he stopped Cristian Schmidt:s penalty. Stig Busk came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by ≮王者归来≯Penghu County's Cristian Schmidt. But to his dismay, Cristian Schmidt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Göran Lidman in the 29th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯Penghu County's goalkeeper Abcdefghijklmno Vieira De Oliveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Schmidt 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 Stig Busk, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. kaya ISERN charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed kaya ISERN the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 44th match minute, ≮王者归来≯Penghu County was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by kaya ISERN to maneuver through the defense. 45 minutes into the game, Rune Vennerkvist was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Xentrias's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ≮王者归来≯Penghu County the free kick. After a rather tough play, Xentrias's Rune Vennerkvist got a free kick in the 45th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristian Schmidt stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 53 minutes, Cristian Schmidt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ≮王者归来≯Penghu County's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Schmidt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Göran Lidman in the 55th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯Penghu County's goalkeeper Abcdefghijklmno Vieira De Oliveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abcdefghijklmno Vieira De Oliveira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Göran Lidman, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jorginho Félix during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to ≮王者归来≯Penghu County getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Jorginho Félix hit a great ball. 74 minutes into the match, Xentrias's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel--Angel Sigurdardottir came free, but Stig Busk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abcdefghijklmno Vieira De Oliveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Göran Lidman in the 76th minute of play. In the 77thth minute of the game Cristian Schmidt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Xentrias's Stig Busk was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, ≮王者归来≯Penghu County's Jorginho Félix got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 80th match minute, ≮王者归来≯Penghu County was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorginho Félix to maneuver through the defense. Göran Lidman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stig Busk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel--Angel Sigurdardottir in the 84th minute of play. Stig Busk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júnior Meirelles in the 90th minute of the match. In the 95th minute, Júnior Meirelles made a precise shot to the right of Stig Busk. Xentrias's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. ≮王者归来≯Penghu County's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.