U18 World League

A Gentle Touch Arena
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jan-Olof Kjellman got the match started through his kick off. Ilan Saudrais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Börge Kilström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan-Olof Kjellman in the 5th minute of play forced Mans's goalkeeper Ilan Saudrais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jan-Olof Kjellman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Ilan Saudrais made a huge save. With a little luck, Mans's Ilan Saudrais got control of the ball when Börge Kilström tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 14th play minute Jan-Olof Kjellman came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ilan Saudrais. 1-0. 20 minutes into the match, Mans's goal looked a bit too open when Per-Olof Brandt came free, but Ilan Saudrais reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Börge Kilström got free with Ilan Saudrais in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ilan Saudrais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Per-Olof Brandt in the 23rd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's goal looked a bit too open when Kevin Signoret came free, but Joar Lilja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Mans's goal looked a bit too open when Per-Olof Brandt came free, but Ilan Saudrais reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ilan Saudrais made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Jan-Olof Kjellman sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice moves Jan-Olof Kjellman could shoot a difficult shot in the 37th minute, which Ilan Saudrais however easily saved by the left post. In the 39th minute, Kevin Signoret left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mans fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Ahmed Drieu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joar Lilja having to interfere. If Alexandre Bonnet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ahmed Drieu to make the kick off. Eleven Nation Army's attack was well implemented in the 54th minute, but when Jan-Olof Kjellman was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Per-Olof Brandt in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ilan Saudrais saved Mans from getting behind. Ilan Saudrais didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jan-Olof Kjellman went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Ilan Saudrais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Börge Kilström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Börge Kilström in the 66th minute of play forced Mans's goalkeeper Ilan Saudrais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpected shot in the 67th minute by Anthony Cavalier got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Ilan Saudrais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan-Olof Kjellman in the 72nd minute of the match. Börge Kilström took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ilan Saudrais. Ilan Saudrais dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Ilan Saudrais showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Börge Kilström, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 82nd minute, Börge Kilström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eleven Nation Army fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Alexandre Bonnet kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Eleven Nation Army's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.