U18 World League

Härlöv Arena
Spectators: 8052 (Terracing: 6040, Seating: 1852, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aldo Popolizio started the match with the kick off. Bengt-Arne Abrahamsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eduardo Lezarreta having to interfere. Inge Bure took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabon Castrejana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Labarrita in the 7th minute of play forced вιℓтємα's goalkeeper Inge Bure to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the вιℓтємα defense, Aldo Popolizio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Inge Bure. The вιℓтємα fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Inge Bure should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aldo Popolizio in the 12th minute of play forced вιℓтємα's goalkeeper Inge Bure to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Gabon Castrejana had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Inge Bure. вιℓтємα's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gabon Castrejana was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After having played for 23 minutes, Juan Labarrita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Deportivo Popolizio FBC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Juan Labarrita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Inge Bure showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabon Castrejana in the 25th minute of the match. Aldo Popolizio hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Inge Bure showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aldo Popolizio in the 30th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Bengt-Arne Abrahamsson made a precise shot to the right of Eduardo Lezarreta. Deportivo Popolizio FBC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. After 43 minutes, Teofilo Alcala mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Deportivo Popolizio FBC and the вιℓтємα players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th minute, Teofilo Alcala hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bengt-Arne Abrahamsson got free with Eduardo Lezarreta in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

вιℓтємα made a substitution. Albin Hökkvist replaced Dan Lindström. 53 minutes into the game, Bengt-Rune Åkesson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. вιℓтємα's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Deportivo Popolizio FBC the free kick. In the 53rd match minute, вιℓтємα was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bengt-Rune Åkesson to maneuver through the defense. Inge Bure made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Pierres Baz sent off a good shot on target. In the 56th match minute, вιℓтємα was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ingvar Jonasson to maneuver through the defense. After 57 played minutes Deportivo Popolizio FBC got a freekick which was hit by Bernardo Cavallosa. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Popolizio FBC's Gabon Castrejana got a free kick in the 60th minute. After a rather tough play, вιℓтємα's Bernt Kvist got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Albin Hökkvist kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Teofilo Alcala kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, вιℓтємα's Henning Markusson tried to score from far away in the 67th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The supporters of Deportivo Popolizio FBC booed when вιℓтємα was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claes Almkvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 73rd match minute, вιℓтємα was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albin Hökkvist to maneuver through the defense. 74 minutes into the game, Aldo Popolizio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Inge Bure was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gabon Castrejana did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-4 to the left of a surprised Inge Bure 79 minutes into the match. 83 minutes had been played when some careless play by вιℓтємα's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Pierres Baz was slow to take the kick. During this time Deportivo Popolizio FBC's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Deportivo Popolizio FBC's Pierres Baz to fire away a dangerous shot which Inge Bure despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 92nd minute, Gabon Castrejana reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Inge Bure. The goal made the score 2-5. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Deportivo Popolizio FBC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.