U18 World League

Plaskdammen
Spectators: 7947 (Terracing: 5961, Seating: 1828, VIP seats: 158) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ingemar Sigman started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Ingvar Snäll hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ingemar Sigman in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bjørn Engelund saved FC Pladask from getting behind. Jan-Kenneth Øglænd's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Andreas Viberg firmly grabbed it by the left post. Andreas Viberg was out of position in the 17 minute of play, and Kristian Olafsen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kristian Olafsen really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Kristen Sollien received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Andreas Viberg came out and tried to block the shot, but Kristen Sollien slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 21st minute. After having played for 26 minutes, Timmy Forsman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ocean´s Eleven's supporters crossed their fingers, but Timmy Forsman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 31st minute, Ingemar Sigman made a precise shot to the right of Bjørn Engelund. FC Pladask's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kristen Sollien in the 34th minute of play forced Ocean´s Eleven's goalkeeper Andreas Viberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to FC Pladask getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Kristen Sollien hit a great ball. Bjørn Engelund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Per Ekman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute, Ingemar Sigman made a precise shot to the right of Bjørn Engelund. FC Pladask's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kristen Sollien to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Ingemar Sigman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bjørn Engelund was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. In the 58th match minute, FC Pladask was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henrik Rabben to maneuver through the defense. In the last second Bjørn Engelund throw himself and got hold of the ball when Ingemar Sigman in the 59thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After a defensive mix-up in FC Pladask's zone, Ingemar Sigman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bjørn Engelund came out of the goal and Ingemar Sigman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 63rd minute, Jan-Kenneth Øglænd made a precise shot to the right of Andreas Viberg. Ocean´s Eleven's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. When Ocean´s Eleven's Ingemar Sigman in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Pladask's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, FC Pladask's Kristian Olafsen got a free kick in the 73rd minute. FC Pladask's Bjørn Engelund proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save FC Pladask from getting a goal against them. Ocean´s Eleven's Andreas Viberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kristen Sollien in the 77th minute of play. After 78 minutes, Ingemar Sigman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ocean´s Eleven and the FC Pladask players grew even worse after the yellow card. 82 minutes into the game, Lukas Askelöf was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ocean´s Eleven's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Pladask the free kick. In the 82nd match minute, Ocean´s Eleven was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lukas Askelöf to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd minute, Jan-Kenneth Øglænd ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Andreas Viberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. Andreas Viberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristen Sollien in the 88th minute of play. Ingemar Sigman who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 94thth minute tested the skills of Bjørn Engelund when he managed to save the team from getting behind.