U18 World League

Blizne Arena
Spectators: 8006 (Terracing: 6006, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Walter Jönsson started the match with the kick off. Walter Jönsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Roland Rudy's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 6thth minute, Rune Norberg skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Czeslaw Palzewicz came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the KS Blizne 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 Czeslaw Palzewicz couldn't finish the play. Onsala Ass Kickers's defense didn't have a chance, in the 18th minute, when Leonard Kostrzewa scored to the left of an out of position Rune Norberg, making the score, 2-0. KS Blizne's Daniel Awizo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Odman in the 26th minute of play. If David Odman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Odman in the 33rd minute of play forced KS Blizne's goalkeeper Daniel Awizo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When David Odman came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Onsala Ass Kickers 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 David Odman couldn't finish the play. In the 37th minute, Walter Jönsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Daniel Awizo was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling David Odman in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Daniel Awizo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Onsala Ass Kickers's Rune Norberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Czeslaw Palzewicz in the 44th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

In the 61st minute, Onsala Ass Kickers's David Odman ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Daniel Awizo. Daniel Awizo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Odman in the 67th minute of play forced KS Blizne's goalkeeper Daniel Awizo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute David Odman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Awizo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that David Odman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Daniel Awizo was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. In the 76thth minute of the game David Odman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KS Blizne's Daniel Awizo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 80 played minutes Onsala Ass Kickers got a freekick which was hit by Börje Engström. KS Blizne's Daniel Awizo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Odman in the 83rd minute of play. Jan-Olof Brogren charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jan-Olof Brogren the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jan-Olof Brogren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Daniel Awizo made a huge save. The KS Blizne supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Onsala Ass Kickers's performance. The match ended with a win for Onsala Ass Kickers.