U18 World League

Sporting Arena
Spectators: 7944 (Terracing: 5959, Seating: 1827, VIP seats: 158) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Morten Hestad took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Dan Ødegaard left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Åsnes fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Christer Waaler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Piearres Somiedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vachon Camaño didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rune Gjessing went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After 20 minutes of play, Åsnes's Morten Hestad made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vachon Camaño was left in no man's land by his defense there! Christer Waaler made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Jaizki Colina sent off a good shot on target. Sidoro Romeu's late challenge caught a Åsnes's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sidoro Romeu helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Sporting Buceo getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Sidoro Romeu hit a great ball. Christer Waaler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Piearres Somiedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute, John-Einar Bøen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 37th minute, Kristian Sandersen 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. Vachon Camaño showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rune Gjessing, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Christer Waaler made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jaizki Colina in the 40th minute. Christer Waaler made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jaizki Colina in the 45th minute. Dan Ødegaard's late challenge caught a Sporting Buceo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dan Ødegaard helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Sporting Buceo booed when Åsnes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dan Ødegaard didn't get a good kick on the ball. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Piearres Somiedo was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Sporting Buceo's Jaizki Colina got a free kick in the 53rd minute. After 60 minutes of play, Åsnes's Rune Gjessing made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vachon Camaño was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 67th match minute, Åsnes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kristian Sandersen to maneuver through the defense. Åsnes's Christer Waaler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nardo Tuo in the 68th minute of play. When Åsnes's Morten Hestad in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sporting Buceo's goalie prevented a goal. Christer Waaler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilmar Cuadrillero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Piearres Somiedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christer Waaler was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Sidoro Romeu made a great header on Sporting Buceo's corner, it was just that Åsnes's Christer Waaler managed to reach the ball for a save. Christer Waaler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilmar Cuadrillero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kismi Tojedo hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. The Åsnes supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Åsnes would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.