U18 World League

DON CONCETTO PALOMBI
Spectators: 7728 (Terracing: 5729, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Martin Do started the match with the kick off. Martin Do kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Λstral Villains FC's Vetle Gleditsch got a free kick in the 4th minute. Nils-Johan Nyhagen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jeronimo Bertin in the 5th minute. Nils-Johan Nyhagen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baldomiro Guerrero in the 6th minute of play. Vetle Gleditsch kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Uzuri in the 10th minute of play forced Λstral Villains FC's goalkeeper Nils-Johan Nyhagen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeronimo Bertin's late challenge caught a Λstral Villains FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jeronimo Bertin helped the player get up and apologised. Jeronimo Bertin hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Dennis Sundberg hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. 22 minutes into the game, Abel Uzuri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bendito Sea El Fernet's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Λstral Villains FC the free kick. In the 22nd match minute, Bendito Sea El Fernet was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abel Uzuri to maneuver through the defense. 23 minutes into the game, Christian Ballestad was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Λstral Villains FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bendito Sea El Fernet the free kick. A collision led to Λstral Villains FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Christian Ballestad hit a great ball. In the 25th minute, Abel Uzuri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 30 minutes into the game, one of Λstral Villains FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Baldomiro Guerrero took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nils-Johan Nyhagen. Nils-Johan Nyhagen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. A collision led to Bendito Sea El Fernet getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Anacleto Franco hit a great ball. Bernabe Suarez was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 35 minutes into the match. The supporters of Λstral Villains FC booed when Bendito Sea El Fernet was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernabe Suarez didn't get a good kick on the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Bendito Sea El Fernet's goal looked a bit too open when Vetle Gleditsch came free, but Federico Normando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute, Andreas Espe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nils-Johan Nyhagen was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Baldomiro Guerrero. Anacleto Franco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jeronimo Bertin was the one to do the kick off. Nils-Johan Nyhagen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeronimo Bertin, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 57th minute, Mario Tipi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nils-Johan Nyhagen was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. 66 minutes into the match, Bendito Sea El Fernet's goal looked a bit too open when Vetle Gleditsch came free, but Federico Normando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Λstral Villains FC's Nils-Johan Nyhagen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeronimo Bertin in the 70th minute of play. 76 minutes into the game, Bendito Sea El Fernet's Mario Tipi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nils-Johan Nyhagen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Λstral Villains FC made a substitution. Holger Røberg replaced Andreas Espe. Λstral Villains FC's Ragnar Hammer was substituted for Martin Do. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeronimo Bertin in the 82nd minute of play forced Λstral Villains FC's goalkeeper Nils-Johan Nyhagen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 90 played minutes Λstral Villains FC got a freekick which was hit by Edvin Brandvik. Jeronimo Bertin scored 4-1 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nils-Johan Nyhagen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bendito Sea El Fernet's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.