U18 World League

Arena 1903
Spectators: 10806 (Terracing: 8139, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 172) Thierry Henry started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, Xentrias's goal looked a bit too open when Thierry Henry came free, but Maximilian Strömbom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maximilian Strömbom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thierry Henry in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 5th minute, Emanuel Håkansson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zé Carlos Britto was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. With a little luck, Xentrias's Maximilian Strömbom got control of the ball when Ruud Gullit tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Xentrias's Emanuel Håkansson got a free kick in the 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thierry Henry in the 11th minute of play forced Xentrias's goalkeeper Maximilian Strömbom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Pragmáticos 1903 getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Luiz Eduardo Alves hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ruud Gullit got free with Maximilian Strömbom in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. During the 28th minute of the match Luiz Eduardo Alves completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Luiz Eduardo Alves a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Leo Harman hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Maximilian Strömbom was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Ferenc Puskás. Leo Harman charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leo Harman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Xentrias getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Leo Harman hit a great ball. Zé Carlos Britto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Ingemarsson in the 40th minute of play. The throw-in from Henrik Bengtsson in the 42nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Pragmáticos 1903's Ferenc Puskás. Ruud Gullit could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Maximilian Strömbom made a huge save.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emanuel Håkansson was the one to do the kick off. Zé Carlos Britto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ian Nordlander in the 58th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Robert Ingemarsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maximilian Strömbom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruud Gullit, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Ruud Gullit sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zé Carlos Britto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Robert Ingemarsson's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. When Xentrias's Robert Ingemarsson in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pragmáticos 1903's goalie prevented a goal. Pragmáticos 1903's Zé Carlos Britto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Ingemarsson in the 80th minute of play. Xentrias's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.