U18 World League

Tayabas Park
Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kenneth Jelsby took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of RoBen FC booed when Picanya FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aitor De Toro didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Alcantara in the 12th minute of play forced RoBen FC's goalkeeper Kjeld Heinstrøm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Aitor De Toro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 16 minutes into the game, Picanya FC's Aitor De Toro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kjeld Heinstrøm made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Joel Alcantara sped through RoBen FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Kjeld Heinstrøm. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victorio Ferrer in the 21st minute of play forced RoBen FC's goalkeeper Kjeld Heinstrøm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joel Alcantara in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kjeld Heinstrøm prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Joel Alcantara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kjeld Heinstrøm was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Balthazar Jan hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Alcantara in the 28th minute of play forced RoBen FC's goalkeeper Kjeld Heinstrøm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joel Alcantara in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kjeld Heinstrøm prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 33 minutes, Joel Alcantara made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. RoBen FC's Kjeld Heinstrøm tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Joel Alcantara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kjeld Heinstrøm was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. After 43 minutes of play, Picanya FC's Joel Alcantara made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kjeld Heinstrøm was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Picanya FC booed when RoBen FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kenneth Jelsby didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Kenneth Jelsby managed to get in a good position for a shot. RoBen FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Kenneth Jelsby was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Everardo Izquierdo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 57 minutes, Victorio Ferrer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Picanya FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Victorio Ferrer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. RoBen FC's Balthazar Jan managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Isaac Pascua in the 62 minute of the game. 63 minutes into the match, Picanya FC's goal looked a bit too open when Asgar Lehnsbo came free, but Everardo Izquierdo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes into the game, Padro Cordoba was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Picanya FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave RoBen FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Picanya FC's Padro Cordoba got a free kick in the 66th minute. A collision led to Picanya FC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Padro Cordoba hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Joel Alcantara 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. When Kristof Rarbo fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored RoBen FC's protests and gave Kristof Rarbo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 71st minute, Kristof Rarbo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Victorio Ferrer in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kjeld Heinstrøm prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 82 played minutes RoBen FC got a freekick which was hit by Kenneth Jelsby. In the 85th match minute, RoBen FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eckhardt Enna to maneuver through the defense. RoBen FC's Kjeld Heinstrøm proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save RoBen FC from getting a goal against them. Picanya FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.