U18 World League

Estadio Sergio Llull
Spectators: 9241 (Terracing: 6932, Seating: 2125, VIP seats: 184) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cefero Gala kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Zero Hedge booed when Real Llull de Reus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aarón Domingo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14thth minute of the game Åke Jansson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Llull de Reus's León Gala was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Loreto Candamil got a throw-in 17 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Orlo Puyol. León Gala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Åke Jansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the game, Åke Jansson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. León Gala was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Åke Jansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Real Llull de Reus getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Loreto Candamil hit a great ball. León Gala came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Zero Hedge's Åke Jansson. But to his dismay, Åke Jansson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 29th minute, Nils Eliasson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zero Hedge's Wiktor Wallander proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Zero Hedge from getting a goal against them. When Åke Jansson fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zero Hedge's protests and gave Åke Jansson a yellow card for diving instead. In the 31st match minute, Zero Hedge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Åke Jansson to maneuver through the defense. Wiktor Wallander made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Raul Antón sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bertil Åström in the 35th minute of play forced Real Llull de Reus's goalkeeper León Gala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Real Llull de Reus fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 37th minute. Penalty! Åke Jansson placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! In the 41st minute, Polo Bouzas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th minute Zero Hedge were awarded a corner. Bo-Erik Billberg went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Zero Hedge's corner Bo-Erik Billberg fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and León Gala quite easily take care of the ball. Raul Antón kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Real Llull de Reus's Iyan Zapater was substituted for Lancelot Astudillo. A collision led to Real Llull de Reus getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Raul Antón hit a great ball. The Real Llull de Reus players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Zero Hedge were winning 0-2.

In the 53rd minute of the match, Åke Jansson tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but León Gala saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Åke Jansson got free with León Gala in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Bertil Åström managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zero Hedge's supporters rose to their feet, but Bertil Åström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. León Gala breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Polo Bouzas in the 65th minute of play forced Zero Hedge's goalkeeper Wiktor Wallander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zero Hedge's Melker Törnblom was substituted for Rickard Viberg. Raul Antón's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wiktor Wallander read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. When Melquiades Borrás fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Real Llull de Reus's protests and gave Melquiades Borrás a yellow card for diving instead. Melquiades Borrás kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bertil Åström in the 78th minute of play forced Real Llull de Reus's goalkeeper León Gala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute, Leonardo Siggesson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Zero Hedge getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Gabriel Odeen hit a great ball. In the 95thth minute of the game Raul Antón who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zero Hedge's Wiktor Wallander was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Wiktor Wallander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raul Antón, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match was over Zero Hedge could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Real Llull de Reus throughout the match.