U18 League

Belfort Arena
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jochum Kurdahl got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peer Demele in the 3rd minute of play forced Hoberg United's goalkeeper Don Schmeichel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute De Gulden Draak were awarded a corner. Jörn Bohm went to the cornerflag to take it. De Gulden Draak's Ismail Köhler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teddi Engbøl in the 7th minute of play. When Matias Mølhart fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hoberg United's protests and gave Matias Mølhart a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Hoberg United's Matias Mølhart got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 15th minute Piet Ørslev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismail Köhler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ismail Köhler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teddi Engbøl, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Hartmut Achterberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 23rd minute, one of De Gulden Draak:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for De Gulden Draak. In the 25th minute there was a penalty for Hoberg United. Sander Venge stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ismail Köhler. 0-1. Özcan Fickert kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Jochum Kurdahl had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ismail Köhler. De Gulden Draak's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jochum Kurdahl was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Ismail Köhler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jochum Kurdahl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The attack was good, but when Jochum Kurdahl in the 35th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 38th minute, Jochum Kurdahl left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hoberg United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 42nd minute Jochum Kurdahl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismail Köhler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 45 minutes, Calle Vidø mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hoberg United and the De Gulden Draak players grew even worse after the yellow card. Calle Vidø kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After 48 played minutes Hoberg United got a freekick which was hit by Teddi Engbøl.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hartmut Achterberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Kresten Hogaard came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Hoberg United 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 Kresten Hogaard couldn't finish the play. Hartmut Achterberg's late challenge caught a Hoberg United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hartmut Achterberg helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, De Gulden Draak's Hartmut Achterberg got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 60th match minute, De Gulden Draak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Detlev Konermann to maneuver through the defense. Ismail Köhler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jochum Kurdahl in the 63rd minute of play. Ismail Köhler made an important save on a dangerous shot by Teddi Engbøl in the 64th minute. 66 minutes into the game, Bertil Arneborg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hoberg United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave De Gulden Draak the free kick. Bertil Arneborg kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Peer Rocks fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Don Schmeichel having to interfere. Ismail Köhler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jochum Kurdahl, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After 75 minutes of play, De Gulden Draak's Peer Demele made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Don Schmeichel was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 80 minutes, Teddi Engbøl managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hoberg United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Teddi Engbøl was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Hoberg United's Jochum Kurdahl in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye De Gulden Draak's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to De Gulden Draak getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Peer Rocks hit a great ball. With a little luck, De Gulden Draak's Ismail Köhler got control of the ball when Piet Ørslev tried to sneak it across the goal line. De Gulden Draak's Ismail Köhler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jochum Kurdahl in the 89th minute of play. Jochum Kurdahl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 96 minutes into the game, Jochum Kurdahl cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Ismail Köhler was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match was over Hoberg United could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than De Gulden Draak throughout the match.