U18 World League

3H Arena
Spectators: 8033 (Terracing: 6025, Seating: 1848, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Uriel Etxekopar started the match with the kick off. Fredrik Bäckström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evaristo Ado in the 5th minute of the match. Hawelka Himalayan High's Ivar Ahlgren got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 12 minutes into the match, Chad Pro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Severiano Santo. Amboy FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chad Pro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Hawelka Himalayan High's Fredrik Bäckström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Uriel Etxekopar in the 19th minute of play. Fredrik Bäckström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Uriel Etxekopar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Charlie Isaksson was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 25 minutes into the match. Charlie Isaksson kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Amboy FC's Uriel Etxekopar got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Hawelka Himalayan High getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Adrian Byström hit a great ball. Braulio Saturnin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 30 played minutes Hawelka Himalayan High got a freekick which was hit by Arman Falkrans. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Uriel Etxekopar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Amboy FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Uriel Etxekopar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fredrik Bäckström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fredrik Bäckström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evaristo Ado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fredrik Bäckström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florencio Bento in the 34th minute of play. Fredrik Bäckström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evaristo Ado in the 44th minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Florencio Bento notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Hawelka Himalayan High's Fredrik Bäckström. Fredrik Bäckström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ivar Ahlgren made a kick off. With a little luck, Hawelka Himalayan High's Fredrik Bäckström got control of the ball when Uriel Etxekopar tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hawelka Himalayan High's Fredrik Bäckström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximino Aznaro in the 58th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uriel Etxekopar in the 61st minute of play forced Hawelka Himalayan High's goalkeeper Fredrik Bäckström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Severiano Santo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Bagge, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fredrik Bäckström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Uriel Etxekopar in the 71st minute. When Adrian Byström fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hawelka Himalayan High's protests and gave Adrian Byström a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivar Ahlgren in the 75th minute of play forced Amboy FC's goalkeeper Severiano Santo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Uriel Etxekopar got free with Fredrik Bäckström in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fredrik Bäckström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Uriel Etxekopar in the 83rd minute. After having played for 93 minutes, Ivar Ahlgren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hawelka Himalayan High's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ivar Ahlgren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Severino Orlondon scored 1-2 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fredrik Bäckström, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Hawelka Himalayan High supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Amboy FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Amboy FC.