U18 World League

Testebovallen
Spectators: 7675 (Terracing: 5757, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) De Kasteelheren's Christiaan Wilson 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. Bernard Mülder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Rosen in the 3rd minute of play. Bernard Mülder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Rosen in the 16th minute of the match. Bernard Mülder showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jörn Hermansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. When Ivan Billberg came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Strömsbro IF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ivan Billberg couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Felix Ekrot during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 25 played minutes Strömsbro IF got a freekick which was hit by Felix Ekrot. In the 28th match minute, Strömsbro IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rickard Söder to maneuver through the defense. Strömsbro IF's Sven-Arne Spets played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefano Zijden in the 31st minute of play. In the 35th match minute, Strömsbro IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jörn Hermansson to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th match minute, Strömsbro IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastian Rosen to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to De Kasteelheren getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Christiaan Wilson hit a great ball. A collision led to Strömsbro IF getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Jörn Hermansson hit a great ball. Hub Groten charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hub Groten the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, De Kasteelheren's Hub Groten got a free kick in the 46th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sebastian Rosen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sjef Klein received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Sven-Arne Spets tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bernard Mülder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jörn Hermansson in the 55th minute of play. Marco Cales kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. In the 58th minute of the match Rickard Söder shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bernard Mülder showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Strömsbro IF's Sven-Arne Spets played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefano Zijden in the 63rd minute of play. After 65 minutes, Stefano Zijden mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the De Kasteelheren and the Strömsbro IF players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 65th match minute, De Kasteelheren was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefano Zijden to maneuver through the defense. In the 67th minute Ivan Billberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernard Mülder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 67 minutes into the game, when Gertjan Homan put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 67th minute of the game. One of De Kasteelheren:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Strömsbro IF:s goal. The referee gave Strömsbro IF a penalty, 69 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Oskar Pihlgren, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of De Kasteelheren's Bernard Mülder. 2-1. 71 minutes into the match, De Kasteelheren's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Rosen came free, but Bernard Mülder reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Yuri Iepstra fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored De Kasteelheren's protests and gave Yuri Iepstra a yellow card for diving instead. Yuri Iepstra hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. De Kasteelheren's Bernard Mülder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Billberg in the 73rd minute of play. A collision led to De Kasteelheren getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Stefano Zijden hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Billberg in the 76th minute of play forced De Kasteelheren's goalkeeper Bernard Mülder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jörn Hermansson hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Strömsbro IF's defense didn't have a chance, in the 80th minute, when Christiaan Wilson scored to the left of an out of position Sven-Arne Spets, making the score, 2-2. 84 minutes into the match, Strömsbro IF's goal looked a bit too open when Stefano Zijden came free, but Sven-Arne Spets reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Strömsbro IF getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Rickard Söder hit a great ball. A hard shot 89 in the game by Christiaan Wilson from a close distance when the talented Sven-Arne Spets managed to make a qualified save. Strömsbro IF's players were relieved. The De Kasteelheren players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Strömsbro IF from taking control. The game ends in a draw.