U18 World League

Vägga IP
Spectators: 9195 (Terracing: 6898, Seating: 2114, VIP seats: 183) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Göran Lidman made the kick off which started today's match. After 5 minutes of play, Xentrias's Pelle Rudqvist made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andres Erramun was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 8th minute Nunez Furtado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gunnar Jakobsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of AKDmicos FC booed when Xentrias was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kim Joensson didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Narciso Azubeli in the 12th minute of play forced Xentrias's goalkeeper Gunnar Jakobsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gunnar Jakobsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Narciso Azubeli in the 15th minute of play. Gunnar Jakobsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Narciso Azubeli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kim Joensson kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Gunnar Jakobsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Narciso Azubeli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 20 minutes into the match, Narciso Azubeli notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Xentrias's Gunnar Jakobsson. Gunnar Jakobsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 25 minutes into the match, Xentrias's goal looked a bit too open when Narciso Azubeli came free, but Gunnar Jakobsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 28 played minutes AKDmicos FC got a freekick which was hit by Luciano Gutxi. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Gert Österberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Xentrias's supporters rose to their feet, but Gert Österberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andres Erramun breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ricardo Oton kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Narciso Azubeli in the 35th minute of play forced Xentrias's goalkeeper Gunnar Jakobsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gunnar Jakobsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Oton in the 42nd minute of play. When Jonathan Hansson fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Xentrias's protests and gave Jonathan Hansson a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of AKDmicos FC booed when Xentrias was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Hansson didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 44 played minutes Xentrias got a freekick which was hit by Albert Åberg. AKDmicos FC's Narciso Azubeli got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Narciso Azubeli to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Narciso Azubeli lined in a short shot 1-2 behind a frustrated Gunnar Jakobsson. 1-3 became the score in the 66th minute when Narciso Azubeli elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. AKDmicos FC's Mateo Paio was substituted for Nunez Furtado. After 72 minutes of play, AKDmicos FC's Leo Enol made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gunnar Jakobsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Siro Firme charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Siro Firme the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 87 played minutes AKDmicos FC got a freekick which was hit by Siro Firme. Gunnar Jakobsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eustaquio Chepe in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 96th minute, Leo Enol left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AKDmicos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-6. The AKDmicos FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing AKDmicos FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.