U18 World League

Λrena 51
Spectators: 7861 (Terracing: 5897, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 156) After 2 played minutes Λstral Villains FC got a freekick which was hit by Jan-Arne Saleh. Nils-Johan Nyhagen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cleto Bingen in the 4th minute of the match. Francisco Florian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Do, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Christian Ballestad kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Francisco Florian made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Christian Ballestad sent off a good shot on target. San Pablo FC were furious when Faustino Luke was red carded, 16 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. A collision led to San Pablo FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Faustino Luke hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the match, Martin Do sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Francisco Florian threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Martin Do this time. Francisco Florian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Do in the 20th minute of play. Jan-Arne Saleh kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After 23 minutes, Cleto Bingen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the San Pablo FC and the Λstral Villains FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 23rd match minute, San Pablo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cleto Bingen to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christian Ballestad got free with Francisco Florian in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jan-Arne Saleh kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Victoriano Feo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nils-Johan Nyhagen having to interfere. Francisco Florian was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Martin Do showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 36 minute of play. Vetle Gleditsch kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 46th minute, Λstral Villains FC's Martin Do ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Francisco Florian. Francisco Florian yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cleto Bingen was the one to do the kick off. After 53 played minutes San Pablo FC got a freekick which was hit by Angel Gagriel. 57 minutes into the match, San Pablo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Do came free, but Francisco Florian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 58th minute, Martin Do made a precise shot to the right of Francisco Florian. San Pablo FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. In the 66th match minute, San Pablo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isidoro Gaueko to maneuver through the defense. Birk Fretheim took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 67th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Francisco Florian. San Pablo FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Isidoro Edorta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 75 played minutes San Pablo FC got a freekick which was hit by Cleto Bingen. Vetle Gleditsch's late challenge caught a San Pablo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vetle Gleditsch helped the player get up and apologised. The audience was convinced that Karl Helmersen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Francisco Florian was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. Λstral Villains FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.