U18 World League

M.F.C. ARENA
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jonatan Kullander started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes MICE F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Tasos Tsirigopoulos. Theodosis Theodorakoglou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Tage Lindqvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Menios Stelakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th minute, Stamatis Nosis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Petter Andersson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tage Lindqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Menios Stelakis in the 17th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Karl-Magnus Walroth hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Menios Stelakis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 22nd minute Menios Stelakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tage Lindqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tage Lindqvist made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Tasos Tsirigopoulos sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Hagmoren BK booed when MICE F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fondas Klitorakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Menios Stelakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Petter Andersson might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Omiros Bakogiannopoulos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Petter Andersson ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 42nd minute, Jonatan Kullander got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 45th minute Jonatan Kullander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Omiros Bakogiannopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Menios Stelakis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Menios Stelakis in the 56th minute of play forced Hagmoren BK's goalkeeper Tage Lindqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Petter Andersson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Omiros Bakogiannopoulos made a huge save. 59 minutes into the game, Folke Lövgren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hagmoren BK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MICE F.C. the free kick. After a rather tough play, Hagmoren BK's Folke Lövgren got a free kick in the 59th minute. Jonatan Kullander kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Menios Stelakis in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tage Lindqvist saved Hagmoren BK from getting behind. 64 minutes into the match, Hagmoren BK's goal looked a bit too open when Theodosis Theodorakoglou came free, but Tage Lindqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Petter Andersson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Omiros Bakogiannopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Petter Andersson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 70th match minute, Hagmoren BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edvard Bäckman to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tasos Tsirigopoulos in the 79th minute of play forced Hagmoren BK's goalkeeper Tage Lindqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Menios Stelakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Loukas Kokkinias hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Hagmoren BK's Karl-Magnus Walroth tried to score from far away in the 94th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The supporters of Hagmoren BK booed when MICE F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fondas Klitorakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Karl-Magnus Walroth from long distance, 97 minutes into the match, got Omiros Bakogiannopoulos's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Despite being the better team, Hagmoren BK failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.