U18 World League

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 7637 (Terracing: 5729, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Stig-Åke Biörkquist kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Saltsjöbaden IF booed when KANONIERZY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dawid Trela didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Saltsjöbaden IF's William Mellberg got control of the ball when Lech Drozdowski tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 17 played minutes Saltsjöbaden IF got a freekick which was hit by Robert Östensson. Lech Drozdowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without William Mellberg having to interfere. Lech Drozdowskis short, quick shot in the 22ndth minute got William Mellberg to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. William Mellberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Radowit Parajewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Dawid Trela's late challenge caught a Saltsjöbaden IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dawid Trela helped the player get up and apologised. Dawid Trela hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the KANONIERZY defense, Stig-Åke Biörkquist kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zachariasz Biskupiak. The KANONIERZY fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zachariasz Biskupiak should have stopped the shot. William Mellberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radowit Parajewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lech Drozdowski in the 33rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of William Mellberg, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Saltsjöbaden IF's William Mellberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Saltsjöbaden IF from getting a goal against them. 42 minutes into the match, Saltsjöbaden IF's goal looked a bit too open when Radowit Parajewski came free, but William Mellberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 44th match minute, KANONIERZY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wawrzyniec Klucznik to maneuver through the defense. Stig-Åke Biörkquist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zachariasz Biskupiak having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Radowit Parajewski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. William Mellberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lech Drozdowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to KANONIERZY getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Lech Drozdowski hit a great ball. Pär Ahlrot hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 66th minute, Lech Drozdowski made a precise shot to the right of William Mellberg. Saltsjöbaden IF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Lech Drozdowski succeeded in the game's 72nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-1. In the 78th minute Lech Drozdowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but William Mellberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lech Drozdowski in the 79th minute of play forced Saltsjöbaden IF's goalkeeper William Mellberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lech Drozdowski in the 82nd minute of play forced Saltsjöbaden IF's goalkeeper William Mellberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 85 minutes into the match, Lech Drozdowski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of William Mellberg. Saltsjöbaden IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lech Drozdowski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. 95 minutes into the game, Radowit Parajewski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. William Mellberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. KANONIERZY walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.