U18 World League

El gigante norteño
Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ramon Aurre made the kick off which started today's match. With a little luck, Ralles Bollklubb's Lars Colin got control of the ball when Ramon Aurre tried to sneak it across the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ralles Bollklubb fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 10th minute. Penalty! 15 minutes into the game, Arne Skog was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ralles Bollklubb's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Club A. Chipa y Tereré the free kick. In the 15th minute, Arne Skog hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 17 minutes into the match, Alvin Linberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ulises Sidro. Club A. Chipa y Tereré's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alvin Linberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After 19 minutes of play, Ralles Bollklubb's Christian Ekström made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ulises Sidro was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 25th minute Christian Ekström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulises Sidro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Ralles Bollklubb booed when Club A. Chipa y Tereré was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silvano Quinteros didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 28th minute, Valentin Ubelteso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 28th minute of the match Alvin Linberg shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ulises Sidro showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ulises Sidro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arne Skog, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ulises Sidro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvin Linberg in the 34th minute of the match. Arne Skog hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Lars Colin made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Ramon Aurre sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Club A. Chipa y Tereré booed when Ralles Bollklubb was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Dahlgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arne Skog took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ulises Sidro. Ulises Sidro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Roger Vik stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ulises Sidro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvin Linberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roger Vik received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ulises Sidro came out and tried to block the shot, but Roger Vik slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 67th minute. Club A. Chipa y Tereré's Ulises Sidro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Club A. Chipa y Tereré from getting a goal against them. In the 72nd minute Arne Skog shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulises Sidro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Club A. Chipa y Tereré's Ulises Sidro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvin Linberg in the 74th minute of play. Lars Colin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramon Aurre in the 78th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Henrik Dalström kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ulises Sidro. That made the score 1-5 in the 80 minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Ralles Bollklubb's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Fidele came free, but Lars Colin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valentin Ubelteso's late challenge caught a Ralles Bollklubb's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valentin Ubelteso helped the player get up and apologised. In the 89th minute, Valentin Ubelteso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 90th minute Roger Vik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulises Sidro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ramon Aurre's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lars Colin was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Ulises Sidro was a little too slow when Alvin Linberg got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 94th minute. The score was now 1-6. Ralles Bollklubb played a much better game than Club A. Chipa y Tereré and deserved their victory. The Club A. Chipa y Tereré players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.