U18 World League

Unicorn Starship
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rudolf Larsfält took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Devoto club social's goalkeeper German Indalecio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manfred Wallin. Tobias Österlund charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tobias Österlund the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 11 played minutes Stardust Unicorns XI got a freekick which was hit by Tobias Österlund. In the 20th minute, Rudolf Larsfält made a precise shot to the right of German Indalecio. Devoto club social's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After a rather tough play, Stardust Unicorns XI's Manfred Wallin got a free kick in the 22nd minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 31 minutes into the game, when Manfred Wallin put in a rough tackle. Manfred Wallin kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Gaby Batistuta made a precise shot to the right of Leif Berglund. Stardust Unicorns XI's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Mats Vennerkvist hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Konrad Ljungberg's late challenge caught a Devoto club social's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Konrad Ljungberg helped the player get up and apologised. Alvin Lindsten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. German Indalecio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lucas Chance stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Stardust Unicorns XI getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Stig-Arne Pihlberg hit a great ball. Tobias Österlund kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Leif Berglund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mart Palermo in the 61st minute of the match. German Indalecio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvin Lindsten in the 63rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Alvin Lindsten managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stardust Unicorns XI's supporters rose to their feet, but Alvin Lindsten was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. German Indalecio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 85 minutes into the game, Alvin Lindsten cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. German Indalecio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in Devoto club social's zone, Rickard Bure stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. German Indalecio came out of the goal and Rickard Bure tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Devoto club social's David Venerando got a free kick in the 92nd minute. In the 95th minute, David Venerando hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adrian Rudqvist, 96 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.