U18 World League

Sunken Arena
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Martin Bolin kicked off to start the match. Walter-Adrián Colmenares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Programayin's Eguen Catalan got control of the ball when Bengt Vennerkvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. Folke Frisk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olando Liendo, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 24th minute Bengt Vennerkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eguen Catalan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Delmiro Sola in the 27th minute of play forced Sunkens Surtröjor's goalkeeper Folke Frisk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Folke Frisk came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Programayin's Olando Liendo. But to his dismay, Olando Liendo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Delmiro Sola in the 32nd minute of play forced Sunkens Surtröjor's goalkeeper Folke Frisk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute Ourente Egea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Folke Frisk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kennet Tidéksson's late challenge caught a Programayin's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kennet Tidéksson helped the player get up and apologised. 39 minutes into the match, Programayin's Walter-Adrián Colmenares sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Folke Frisk narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 42nd minute, Delmiro Sola hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half Programayin were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Olando Liendo made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Sunkens Surtröjor getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Niklas Ekström hit a great ball. 56 minutes into the match, Sunkens Surtröjor's goalkeeper Folke Frisk had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ourente Egea. Sunkens Surtröjor's Folke Frisk proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Sunkens Surtröjor from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olando Liendo in the 62nd minute of play forced Sunkens Surtröjor's goalkeeper Folke Frisk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eguen Catalan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ludvig Sundin in the 67th minute of the match. Folke Frisk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olando Liendo, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 73rd minute, Ourente Egea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80th minute Olando Liendo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Folke Frisk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When André Offendahl fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sunkens Surtröjor's protests and gave André Offendahl a yellow card for diving instead. In the 81st minute, André Offendahl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Programayin's Walter-Adrián Colmenares got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ourente Egea got free with Folke Frisk in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 89th minute, Bengt Vennerkvist 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. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Programayin walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.