U18 World League

Puertas del Valhala
Spectators: 7572 (Terracing: 5680, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) 6 minutes into the match, Team Rocco's Thomas Åman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eusebio Urdaspal narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Anders Bergman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filiberto Pietro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Eustaquio Tabor kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Anders Bergman. That made the score 1-0 in the 14 minute of play. After some careless play in the Team Rocco defense, Candido Lekubegi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anders Bergman. The Team Rocco fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anders Bergman should have stopped the shot. Eusebio Urdaspal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kurt Björkman, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Candido Lekubegi hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 25th minute Thomas Åman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eusebio Urdaspal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ola Glad kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. After 33 played minutes Sacronas Futbol Club got a freekick which was hit by Jeremias Osmundo. 35 minutes into the game, Team Rocco's Kurt Björkman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eusebio Urdaspal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Kurt Björkman took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eusebio Urdaspal. Eusebio Urdaspal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. The crowd rose to their feet as Sacronas Futbol Club's Eustaquio Tabor slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Anders Bergman. That made the score 3-2 after 46 minutes of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-2 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Christian Palm stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Team Rocco got a freekick which was hit by Kurt Ståhlberg. Eustaquio Tabor was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 52nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Ola Glad lost his temper 53 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Team Rocco fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 53rd minute. Penalty! 61 minutes in the game, Kurt Ståhlberg dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. With an all-out effort, Team Rocco's Eusebio Urdaspal threw himself towards the right post 63 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Kurt Ståhlberg, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Anders Bergman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Pereyra, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Eusebio Urdaspal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Palm in the 69th minute of the match. Eusebio Urdaspal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bo Lundqvist in the 77th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremias Osmundo in the 81st minute of play forced Team Rocco's goalkeeper Anders Bergman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Damaso Gaxan was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 82 minutes into the match. The supporters of Team Rocco booed when Sacronas Futbol Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Damaso Gaxan didn't get a good kick on the ball. On his own Isaac Tillman managed to get through Sacronas Futbol Club's defense and was going for a shot in the net, but Eusebio Urdaspal lunged to the right and managed in the last second get hold of the ball before it was to late. With a little luck, Sacronas Futbol Club's Eusebio Urdaspal got control of the ball when Lars-Erik Björk tried to sneak it across the goal line. Isaac Tillman's late challenge caught a Sacronas Futbol Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Isaac Tillman helped the player get up and apologised. In the 85th match minute, Team Rocco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isaac Tillman to maneuver through the defense. Ildefonso Gaizko hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Lars-Erik Björk's late challenge caught a Sacronas Futbol Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lars-Erik Björk helped the player get up and apologised. After 91 played minutes Team Rocco got a freekick which was hit by Lars-Erik Björk. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Sacronas Futbol Club fans cheered their team off the field, for while Team Rocco had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.