U18 World League

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Spectators: 8545 (Terracing: 6408, Seating: 1966, VIP seats: 171) An unexpectedly hard shot by Thierry Henry in the 10th minute of play forced Samyang Ramen's goalkeeper Eg Nudel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Samyang Ramen defense, Thierry Henry kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eg Nudel. The Samyang Ramen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eg Nudel should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Thierry Henry managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pragmáticos 1903's supporters rose to their feet, but Thierry Henry was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eg Nudel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Peter Wallgren made in the 17th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Nils Nordmark immediately put the ball in play. In the 19th minute, Ferenc Puskás hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Samyang Ramen's Sven Brogren got a free kick in the 20th minute. Eg Nudel came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Pragmáticos 1903's Ferenc Puskás. But to his dismay, Ferenc Puskás quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Samyang Ramen's Eg Nudel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thierry Henry in the 27th minute of play. After 28 played minutes Samyang Ramen got a freekick which was hit by Nils Nordmark. Thierry Henry blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eg Nudel having to make a save. Eg Nudel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thierry Henry in the 29th minute of play. Ferenc Puskás charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ferenc Puskás the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ferenc Puskás kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Starkaður Smakaev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Zé Carlos Britto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ferenc Puskás took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eg Nudel. Eg Nudel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Samyang Ramen's Eg Nudel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thierry Henry in the 41st minute of play. A collision led to Pragmáticos 1903 getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Thierry Henry hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the game, Pragmáticos 1903's Thierry Henry nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eg Nudel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. After the first half Pragmáticos 1903 were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Eg Nudel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thierry Henry in the 55th minute. Eg Nudel was out of position in the 56 minute of play, and Thierry Henry capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Thierry Henry really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. Samyang Ramen's Dennis Öberg was substituted for Mats Galle. Samyang Ramen's Petter Esbjörnsson got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Joel Myr scored 1-5 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zé Carlos Britto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 71st minute Ferenc Puskás shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eg Nudel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, Pragmáticos 1903's goal looked a bit too open when Starkaður Smakaev came free, but Zé Carlos Britto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute, Joel Myr made a precise shot to the right of Zé Carlos Britto. Pragmáticos 1903's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-5. In the 81st minute, Thierry Henry got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thierry Henry got free with Eg Nudel in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eg Nudel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thierry Henry went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-6 was the resulting score. Rudolf Öfverman hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. In the 89th minute Thierry Henry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eg Nudel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Pragmáticos 1903 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Pragmáticos 1903 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.