U18 World League

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Spectators: 7723 (Terracing: 5793, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Snorre Nygaard got the match started through his kick off. With 4 minutes on the clock, Torvald Borg commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. A collision led to AEK FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Torvald Borg hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Snorre Nygaard managed to get in a good position for a shot. AEK FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Snorre Nygaard was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alperen Kantara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of City Friseur Wuppertal booed when AEK FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Atle Romundstad didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Snorre Nygaard came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the AEK FC 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 Snorre Nygaard couldn't finish the play. A collision led to AEK FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Adam Svenning hit a great ball. Finn Eidsvåg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Acar Abanoz in the 15th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Acar Abanoz got free with Finn Eidsvåg in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 20 minutes, Mevlüt İncel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the City Friseur Wuppertal and the AEK FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mevlüt İncel hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Alperen Kantara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Snorre Nygaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mevlüt İncel got free with Finn Eidsvåg in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Finn Eidsvåg made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Mehmet Ediz Soysan sent off a good shot on target. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Acar Abanoz was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, AEK FC's Halvard Berggren got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Snorre Nygaard kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. When Ståle Skogli came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the AEK FC 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 Ståle Skogli couldn't finish the play. In the 83rd minute, AEK FC's Snorre Nygaard dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. The supporters of City Friseur Wuppertal booed when AEK FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Severin Indahl didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in City Friseur Wuppertal's zone, Ståle Skogli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alperen Kantara came out of the goal and Ståle Skogli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. City Friseur Wuppertal's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.