U18 World League

Mälarplan
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dag Svanström kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd match minute, La Panchera was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mario Fraco to maneuver through the defense. After 3 played minutes, Halkus Valkus BK's Edmund Ekrot shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Oscar Tono came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Halkus Valkus BK reached it. A collision led to Halkus Valkus BK getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Jimmie Ivarsson hit a great ball. Fredrik Norström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oscar Tono having to interfere. Oscar Tono made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albin Andreasson in the 15th minute of play. In the 17th minute of the match Halkus Valkus BK got a corner. La Panchera's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edmund Ekrot ran over to the corner to take the kick. Halkus Valkus BK's Edmund Ekrot was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Oscar Tono in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 18 played minutes La Panchera got a freekick which was hit by Venancio Goyo. In the 23rd minute, Mario Fraco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 24 minutes into the match, La Panchera's goal looked a bit too open when Albin Andreasson came free, but Oscar Tono reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oscar Tono was out of position in the 25 minute of play, and Dag Svanström capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dag Svanström really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Oscar Tono took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albin Andreasson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Halkus Valkus BK's Bernt Fredriksson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Venancio Goyo in the 43rd minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Julián Álvarez to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Venancio Goyo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Julián Álvarez kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bernt Fredriksson. That made the score 2-1 in the 57 minute of play. After 59 played minutes La Panchera got a freekick which was hit by Hipolito Jusepe. Julián Álvarez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernt Fredriksson having to interfere. After a rather tough play, La Panchera's Leon Maidana got a free kick in the 64th minute. Halkus Valkus BK's Edmund Ekrot got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 67th match minute, La Panchera was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Fidencio to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Dag Svanström put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Oscar Tono. In the 73rdth minute of the game Dag Svanström who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Panchera's Oscar Tono was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 75 minutes into the match, La Panchera's goal looked a bit too open when Fredrik Norström came free, but Oscar Tono reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute, La Panchera's Felix Fidencio dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2. 81 minutes into the match, La Panchera's goal looked a bit too open when Dag Svanström came free, but Oscar Tono reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Johannes Isaksson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Oscar Tono. La Panchera's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Johannes Isaksson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. La Panchera's Oscar Tono played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fredrik Norström in the 88th minute of play. After a rather tough play, La Panchera's Mario Fraco got a free kick in the 89th minute. 93 minutes into the game, Albin Andreasson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-2. Oscar Tono was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. There was no doubt that Halkus Valkus BK were the better team. Halkus Valkus BK's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.