U18 World League

Krabben Park
Spectators: 7728 (Terracing: 5797, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Neera Pal kicked off to start the match. After 5 played minutes PANUNDA F C got a freekick which was hit by Kishan Kohli. Nils Alén made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dhaval Joshi in the 9th minute of play. Nils Alén made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Venkatesha Tjinder in the 11th minute of play. After 16 played minutes Hermanö Oilers got a freekick which was hit by Sven-Edvin Karlberg. Nils Alén showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gurumurthi Kapani in the 17th minute of the match. After 18 minutes Hermanö Oilers's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gurumurthi Kapani who took care of the corner kick. The corner led PANUNDA F C's Gurumurthi Kapani to fire away a dangerous shot which Nils Alén despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Nils Alén took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Neera Pal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of PANUNDA F C booed when Hermanö Oilers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arman Utfal didn't get a good kick on the ball. PANUNDA F C's Narinder Brara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arman Utfal in the 37th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Melker Kjellkvist made a kick off. Narinder Brara didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anton Skog went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 57th match minute, PANUNDA F C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agnikana Sran to maneuver through the defense. 61 minutes into the match, PANUNDA F C's goal looked a bit too open when Melker Kjellkvist came free, but Narinder Brara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Narinder Brara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Melker Kjellkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arman Utfal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narinder Brara having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, Melker Kjellkvist had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Narinder Brara. PANUNDA F C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Melker Kjellkvist was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Narinder Brara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Melker Kjellkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Narinder Brara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Melker Kjellkvist in the 73rd minute of play. Sonny Brandt's late challenge caught a PANUNDA F C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sonny Brandt helped the player get up and apologised. Sonny Brandt kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. After having played for 80 minutes, Naginderjeet Venkataramanappa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PANUNDA F C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Naginderjeet Venkataramanappa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sonny Brandt hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Narinder Brara came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Hermanö Oilers's Melker Kjellkvist. But to his dismay, Melker Kjellkvist quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. After having played for 92 minutes, Naginderjeet Venkataramanappa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PANUNDA F C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Naginderjeet Venkataramanappa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Hermanö Oilers had won after a very even match.