U18 World League

The Honeypot
Spectators: 7631 (Terracing: 5724, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) Josef Mellin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulino Gaspard having to interfere. Paulino Gaspard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hokky Snoobar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hokky Snoobar got free with Paulino Gaspard in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 11th match minute, Barrialito AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Osoitz to maneuver through the defense. Honung's Alfred Vikström couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 11th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Barrialito AFC. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emil Unesson in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paulino Gaspard saved Barrialito AFC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Unesson in the 21st minute of play forced Barrialito AFC's goalkeeper Paulino Gaspard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Honung booed when Barrialito AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fausto Matei didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paulino Gaspard made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Josef Mellin sent off a good shot on target. Alfred Vikström hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute, Jacinto Raitin made a precise shot to the right of Joar Ahlroth. Honung's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Paulino Gaspard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hokky Snoobar in the 40th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fabricio Flores to make the kick off. Joar Ahlroth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fausto Matei in the 52nd minute of play. In the 60th minute of the match, Jacinto Raitin got a very nice opportunity to score, but Joar Ahlroth was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 66 minutes into the match, Fausto Matei dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Joar Ahlroth, 0-2. After 70 minutes of play, Honung's Josef Mellin made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paulino Gaspard was left in no man's land by his defense there! Paulino Gaspard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Unesson, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Paulino Gaspard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Josef Mellin in the 82nd minute of the match. 84 minutes into the game, Emil Unesson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Paulino Gaspard was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Adrian Osoitz's late challenge caught a Honung's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adrian Osoitz helped the player get up and apologised. After recieving a nice pass, Honung's Alfred Vikström tried to score from far away in the 88th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Honung's Jimmie Utfal got a free kick in the 93rd minute. 96 minutes into the match, Honung's goalkeeper Joar Ahlroth had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arturo Montrel. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.