U18 World League

Anfield Road
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gerardo Casado got the match started through his kick off. The Reds's Johnny Paulin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerardo Casado in the 3rd minute of play. After 3 played minutes The Reds got a freekick which was hit by Conny Aleberg. 7 minutes into the game, Serafin Bladi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Re Loco's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Reds the free kick. The supporters of The Reds booed when Re Loco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serafin Bladi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Conny Aleberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haroldo Emenon having to interfere. After having played for 16 minutes, Conny Aleberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Reds's supporters crossed their fingers, but Conny Aleberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Conny Aleberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Haroldo Emenon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stig Lindgren kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 25th minute of the match Ismael Vidal shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Johnny Paulin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 32 minutes into the match, Re Loco's goal looked a bit too open when Conny Aleberg came free, but Haroldo Emenon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ismael Vidal during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 34 played minutes Re Loco got a freekick which was hit by Ismael Vidal. Re Loco's Haroldo Emenon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Conny Aleberg in the 34th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Esteve Erramu made a precise shot to the right of Johnny Paulin. The Reds's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Serafin Bladi made in the 42nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by The Reds's Egil Kilstedt. Haroldo Emenon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Conny Aleberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Conny Aleberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Haroldo Emenon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Conny Aleberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 54th minute, Esteve Erramu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Re Loco fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Narciso Sauveur made in the 61st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by The Reds's Conny Aleberg. The audience was convinced that Stig Lindgren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Haroldo Emenon was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. In the 65th minute, Valentin Maju hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Re Loco made a substitution. Niceto Elia replaced Esteve Erramu. After 66 played minutes Re Loco got a freekick which was hit by Valentin Maju. Serafin Bladi kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. The Reds's Stig Lindgren got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 76th minute, Serafin Bladi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rd minute Niceto Elia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johnny Paulin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th minute, Stig Lindgren 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. Stig Lindgren's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Haroldo Emenon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. The throw-in from Serafin Bladi in the 91st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by The Reds's Mårten Stabbe. The Reds's attentive Mårten Stabbe managed to snatch the ball when Serafin Bladi made a throw-in in the 95th minute of the game. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Re Loco had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.