U18 World League

Tita Mattiussi
Spectators: 7886 (Terracing: 5915, Seating: 1814, VIP seats: 157) Spams's Ante Rebić started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Spams's Humberto Cutberto dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Ludwig Wenerdahl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ante Rebić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Scrotum Kickers FC's Ludwig Wenerdahl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domingos Beila in the 10th minute of play. Ludwig Wenerdahl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cecilio Telesforo in the 11th minute of play. If Ante Rebić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Domingos Beila's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ludwig Wenerdahl was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Pascual Tonio charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pascual Tonio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Spams's Pascual Tonio got a free kick in the 19th minute. If Paul Broberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ludwig Wenerdahl came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Spams's Ante Rebić. But to his dismay, Ante Rebić quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. In the 26th minute Valentin Odén shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dražen Ladić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute, Scrotum Kickers FC's Håkan Britz seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Håkan Britz the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Scrotum Kickers FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Håkan Britz had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 31st minute of the game. One of Scrotum Kickers FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Spams:s goal. In the 33rd minute, the referee gave Spams a penalty. Domingos Beila looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Ludwig Wenerdahl. Ludwig Wenerdahl stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Domingos Beila's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. When Domingos Errolan fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Spams's protests and gave Domingos Errolan a yellow card for diving instead. Domingos Errolan hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. A collision led to Spams getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Humberto Cutberto hit a great ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kim Enström stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ludwig Wenerdahl came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by Spams's Ante Rebić. But to his dismay, Ante Rebić quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. When Humberto Cutberto fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Spams's protests and gave Humberto Cutberto a yellow card for diving instead. 64 minutes into the match, Ante Rebić had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ludwig Wenerdahl. Scrotum Kickers FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ante Rebić was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. After 68 minutes of play, Spams's Ante Rebić made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ludwig Wenerdahl was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 71st match minute, Spams was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cecilio Telesforo to maneuver through the defense. 73 minutes into the match, Scrotum Kickers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ante Rebić came free, but Ludwig Wenerdahl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th minute Domingos Beila shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ludwig Wenerdahl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Domingos Beila fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ludwig Wenerdahl having to interfere. Ludwig Wenerdahl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ante Rebić, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Håkan Sandström during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Scrotum Kickers FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 94th minute. Penalty! Domingos Beila placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! After 96 minutes, Rune Tönnberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Scrotum Kickers FC and the Spams players grew even worse after the yellow card. When the referee ended the match the Spams players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.