U18 World League

Olympia
Spectators: 8008 (Terracing: 6008, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Blanco Paris got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Di Röe's goalkeeper Jens-Ove Åkesson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blanco Paris in the 7th minute of play forced Di Röe's goalkeeper Jens-Ove Åkesson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute Pedro Tomás Berau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jens-Ove Åkesson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ragnar Johnsson got free with Mariano Talledo in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 27 minutes into the game, Alexander Hedkvist was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Di Röe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U. de Tarapacá the free kick. In the 27th match minute, Di Röe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Hedkvist to maneuver through the defense. In the 30th minute, Emanuel Pozo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Pedro Tomás Berau hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Jens-Ove Åkesson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Tomás Berau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jens-Ove Ekberg scored 1-0 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mariano Talledo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ragnar Johnsson made a kick off. Mariano Talledo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jens-Ove Ekberg in the 51st minute of play. José Alberto Alonso hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Jens-Ove Ekberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mariano Talledo having to interfere. In the 59th minute Jens-Ove Ekberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mariano Talledo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Di Röe's Jens-Ove Åkesson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saverio Ferreira in the 69th minute of play. Mariano Talledo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ragnar Johnsson in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 77th minute Emanuel Pozo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jens-Ove Åkesson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Di Röe getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Albert Nyman hit a great ball. Pedro Tomás Berau, 79 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Candido Hoefler hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Ragnar Johnsson scored 2-0 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mariano Talledo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Emanuel Pozo fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U. de Tarapacá's protests and gave Emanuel Pozo a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to U. de Tarapacá getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Remi Baros hit a great ball. There was no doubt that Di Röe were the better team. Di Röe's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.