U18 World League

Rockaway Park
Spectators: 8024 (Terracing: 6020, Seating: 1845, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kurt Lövgren took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Fire Breathers FC booed when Six Pac FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcus Asserlindh didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 13th minute Kurt Lövgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lon Guridi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th match minute, Six Pac FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tommy Nordin to maneuver through the defense. Colon Villajane hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Gunnar Jönsson came free with the goalkeeper in the 23rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Lon Guridi could save by the left post. 28 minutes into the match, Six Pac FC's goal looked a bit too open when Colon Villajane came free, but Lars-Erik Bergfelt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lars-Erik Bergfelt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Solustiano Tudela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Billy Öman got free with Lon Guridi in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

In the 52nd minute, Fire Breathers FC's Solustiano Tudela ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Lars-Erik Bergfelt. Lars-Erik Bergfelt yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-1. Fonda Gabriel hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Fire Breathers FC made a substitution. Dani Murgia replaced Fonda Gabriel. The supporters of Six Pac FC booed when Fire Breathers FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fonda Gabriel didn't get a good kick on the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Fire Breathers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gunnar Jönsson came free, but Lon Guridi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Six Pac FC's attack was well implemented in the 63rd minute, but when Gunnar Jönsson was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. The supporters of Six Pac FC booed when Fire Breathers FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Alday didn't get a good kick on the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Billy Öman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lon Guridi. Fire Breathers FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Billy Öman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Lars-Erik Bergfelt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Solustiano Tudela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute, Marcus Asserlindh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 83 played minutes Fire Breathers FC got a freekick which was hit by Gonsalve Malet. The audience was convinced that Billy Öman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lon Guridi was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. In the 89th minute, Fire Breathers FC's Xeromo Burdeos seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Xeromo Burdeos the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Fire Breathers FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Xeromo Burdeos had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 2-1 came in the 92nd minute when Kurt Lövgren all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Lon Guridi. Fire Breathers FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.