U18 World League

Am Sportzentrum
Spectators: 8120 (Terracing: 6092, Seating: 1867, VIP seats: 161) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Olof Söderquist started the match with the kick off. Dietrich Heppner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leon Bailey, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. The Jordan F1 91-05 fans' excitement grew in the 9th match minute when Jordan F1 91-05's Olof Söderquist looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Conny Stober charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Conny Stober the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Academica Pulheim getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Conny Stober hit a great ball. Academica Pulheim's Dietrich Heppner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olof Söderquist in the 18th minute of play. Max Dahlgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Conny Stober, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Academica Pulheim's goal looked a bit too open when Per-Erik Öfverman came free, but Dietrich Heppner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jordan F1 91-05 were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after Academica Pulheim's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sven-Edvin Mattsson took the corner. Sven-Edvin Mattsson made a great header on Jordan F1 91-05's corner, it was just that Academica Pulheim's Dietrich Heppner managed to reach the ball for a save. When Boris Hultin fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jordan F1 91-05's protests and gave Boris Hultin a yellow card for diving instead. If Conny Stober had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dietrich Heppner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leon Bailey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Olof Söderquist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dietrich Heppner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olof Söderquist in the 45th minute of the match. Dietrich Heppner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olof Söderquist, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After 56 played minutes Academica Pulheim got a freekick which was hit by Jakob Schaaf. Sven-Edvin Mattsson took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 57th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dietrich Heppner. Academica Pulheim's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Arne Söderqwist hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute of the match Hartmut Holtzmann shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Max Dahlgren showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 60 minutes, Ingvar Wållander mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jordan F1 91-05 and the Academica Pulheim players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 60th match minute, Jordan F1 91-05 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ingvar Wållander to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Jordan F1 91-05's Ingvar Wållander got a free kick in the 61st minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Olof Söderquist in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dietrich Heppner saved Academica Pulheim from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ingvar Wållander in the 67th minute of play forced Academica Pulheim's goalkeeper Dietrich Heppner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 68 minutes, Olof Söderquist made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Academica Pulheim's Dietrich Heppner tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Academica Pulheim made a substitution. Arnd Freye replaced Christoph Sönksen. If Leon Bailey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute Olof Söderquist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dietrich Heppner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Academica Pulheim's Arnd Freye got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Leon Bailey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Dietrich Heppner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jordan F1 91-05's Max Dahlgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnd Freye in the 90th minute of play. Academica Pulheim's Dietrich Heppner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimmy Isaksson in the 92nd minute of play. Olof Söderquist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jari Anzengruber in the 97th minute of play forced Jordan F1 91-05's goalkeeper Max Dahlgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle sounded Jordan F1 91-05 left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Academica Pulheim.