U18 World League

CenturyLink Stadium
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Marcus Lundin made the kick off and thus started the match. Demjan Yatsyk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcus Lundin in the 3rd minute. Philadelphia Union FC's Demjan Yatsyk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcus Lundin in the 5th minute of play. Marcus Lundin struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Demjan Yatsyk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tough and Tasty FC. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vitaliy Nedilko during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Philadelphia Union FC's Vitaliy Nedilko got a free kick in the 10th minute. Philadelphia Union FC's Demjan Yatsyk proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Philadelphia Union FC from getting a goal against them. Sixten Wallgren charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sixten Wallgren the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Philadelphia Union FC booed when Tough and Tasty FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sixten Wallgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st match minute, Philadelphia Union FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vitaliy Nedilko to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, Tough and Tasty FC's Demjan Yatsyk threw himself towards the right post 23 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Klas Harman, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 29 minutes into the match, Klas Harman dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Demjan Yatsyk, 1-0. After a rather tough play, Tough and Tasty FC's Sixten Wallgren got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 39th minute of the match Vitaliy Nedilko shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Douglas Apelkvist showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 41st minute, Artem Litun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Demjan Yatsyk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus Lundin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 Panas Rurych to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Ruslan Martynyuk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bengt Olsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Demjan Yatsyk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Tough and Tasty FC booed when Philadelphia Union FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vitaliy Nedilko didn't get a good kick on the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Philadelphia Union FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marcus Lundin came free, but Demjan Yatsyk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Philadelphia Union FC's Artem Litun got a free kick in the 60th minute. In the 61st minute of the match Eric Friberger shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Demjan Yatsyk showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of Tough and Tasty FC booed when Philadelphia Union FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marko Chekhovskyi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 69th minute Marcus Lundin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Demjan Yatsyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eric Friberger hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 89th minute, Bengt Olsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tough and Tasty FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Tough and Tasty FC had played much better football throughout.