U18 World League

Ninja Stadion
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Tom Ahlén made the kick off and thus started the match. Elliot Ström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stefan Basaik having to interfere. Viktor Jansson was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 9 minutes into the match. Reine Gunnarsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Radzyminski in the 13th minute of play. Ninjas FK's Reine Gunnarsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zbigniew Osielski in the 19th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tom Ahlén got free with Stefan Basaik in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 30 minutes, Kristian Sillén mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ninjas FK and the CF Apaches players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 30th match minute, Ninjas FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kristian Sillén to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, CF Apaches's Konstanty Slazak got a free kick in the 32nd minute. With a little luck, CF Apaches's Stefan Basaik got control of the ball when Tom Ahlén tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Tom Ahlén in the 34th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Stefan Basaik kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 1-0 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. In the 42nd minute Julian Radzyminski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reine Gunnarsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 48th match minute, CF Apaches was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zbigniew Osielski to maneuver through the defense. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Julian Radzyminski to make the kick off. In the 56th minute of the match, Julian Radzyminski got a very nice opportunity to score, but Reine Gunnarsson was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Reine Gunnarsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Julian Radzyminski in the 57th minute. Reine Gunnarsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignacy Przybyciel, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 65 minutes into the match, Ninjas FK's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacy Przybyciel came free, but Reine Gunnarsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Reine Gunnarsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zbigniew Osielski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute Tom Ahlén shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stefan Basaik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as CF Apaches's Zbigniew Osielski slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Reine Gunnarsson. That made the score 1-1 after 71 minutes of play. Zbigniew Budrewicz charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zbigniew Budrewicz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, CF Apaches's Zbigniew Budrewicz got a free kick in the 74th minute. In the 74th minute, Tom Ahlén ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stefan Basaik was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Dan Hökqvist might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stefan Basaik. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dan Hökqvist ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Ninjas FK's Dan Hökqvist got a free kick in the 82nd minute. The supporters of CF Apaches booed when Ninjas FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jens-Åke Svanberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ninjas FK's Reine Gunnarsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Ninjas FK from getting a goal against them. 97 minutes into the match, Ninjas FK's Roger Häger sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stefan Basaik narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ninjas FK's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.