U18 World League

City Palace Stadium
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Oscar Blai started the match with the kick off. Gösta Carlsson came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Cardiff City FC's Oscar Blai. But to his dismay, Oscar Blai quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Gösta Carlsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oscar Blai in the 11th minute. In the 13th minute, Daniel Sundström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th minute Sven-Ove Wickander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filomeno Rencio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Casper Söderström came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Käka Puck BK 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 Casper Söderström couldn't finish the play. Filomeno Rencio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Roy Ström went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven-Ove Wickander in the 41st minute of play forced Cardiff City FC's goalkeeper Filomeno Rencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

If Sven-Ove Wickander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roy Ström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Filomeno Rencio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Peter Lövgren struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Filomeno Rencio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Käka Puck BK. In the 60th match minute, Käka Puck BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven-Ove Wickander to maneuver through the defense. Efrain Mark sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 64 played minutes Käka Puck BK got a freekick which was hit by Roy Ström. Roy Ström hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute, Oscar Blai left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cardiff City FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Oscar Blai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Casper Söderström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filomeno Rencio having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Roy Ström managed to get in a good position for a shot. Käka Puck BK's supporters rose to their feet, but Roy Ström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Filomeno Rencio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Oscar Blai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gösta Carlsson having to interfere. Käka Puck BK's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Cardiff City FC had won, even though Käka Puck BK had held more of the ball.