U18 World League

Goranesti
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) A collision led to Goranesti getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Filip Beligan hit a great ball. Vebjørn Dyb struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Alin Tender didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Nerd Herd. In the 4thth minute of the game Ola Nysted who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Goranesti's Alin Tender was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 6 minutes, Vebjørn Dyb made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Goranesti's Alin Tender tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 12 minutes into the game, The Nerd Herd's Vebjørn Dyb nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alin Tender made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 20th minute of the match Ådne Blomvik sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alin Tender skillfully saved the ball. The Nerd Herd's Arnstein Øvereng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leontin Corvin in the 24th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Goranesti's zone, Ola Nysted stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alin Tender came out of the goal and Ola Nysted tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alin Tender showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ola Nysted, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 31 minutes into the match, Goranesti's goal looked a bit too open when Vebjørn Dyb came free, but Alin Tender reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 34 played minutes The Nerd Herd got a freekick which was hit by Dagfinn Ringvold. In the 41st match minute, The Nerd Herd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Hinna to maneuver through the defense. Goranesti's Alin Tender played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vebjørn Dyb in the 46th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Vebjørn Dyb had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alin Tender. Goranesti's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vebjørn Dyb was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After the first half The Nerd Herd were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ola Nysted to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Ola Nysted was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Nerd Herd's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Goranesti the free kick. Ola Nysted hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Corneliu Iorgovan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 53rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Arnstein Øvereng. The Nerd Herd's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a little luck, Goranesti's Alin Tender got control of the ball when Vebjørn Dyb tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dagfinn Ringvold's late challenge caught a Goranesti's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dagfinn Ringvold helped the player get up and apologised. After 59 played minutes The Nerd Herd got a freekick which was hit by Ola Nysted. In the 60th minute of the match Virgil Şelaru sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arnstein Øvereng skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, The Nerd Herd's Theodor Tobiassen got a free kick in the 60th minute. After a rather tough play, Goranesti's Viorel Druță got a free kick in the 71st minute. Christian Hinna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Alin Tender tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Goranesti's Corneliu Iorgovan got a free kick in the 77th minute. When Vebjørn Dyb came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the The Nerd Herd 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 Vebjørn Dyb couldn't finish the play. Vebjørn Dyb succeeded in the game's 92nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. After a rather tough play, The Nerd Herd's Eilif Sandberg got a free kick in the 95th minute. The Nerd Herd's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.