U18 World League

Ebba Busch Arena
Spectators: 7505 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Boni Rojas took the kick off in the first half of the match. SIMvergüenzas's Miguel Teresa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jack Tolsson in the 7th minute of play. After 12 played minutes KD Stiger got a freekick which was hit by Roger Månsson. 16 minutes into the game, KD Stiger's Benjamin Skytte nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Miguel Teresa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Jack Tolsson might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Miguel Teresa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jack Tolsson ran back to his position shaking his head. After 22 minutes, Baldemer Veloso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SIMvergüenzas and the KD Stiger players grew even worse after the yellow card. Baldemer Veloso kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. In the 25th minute Pål Strömberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Teresa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The KD Stiger fans' excitement grew in the 25th match minute when KD Stiger's Jack Tolsson looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Gumersindo Verdeja kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. KD Stiger's Jack Tolsson got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gustaf Rudberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boni Rojas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeremias Montero hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. When Luis Pena came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the SIMvergüenzas fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Luis Pena couldn't finish the play. In the 47th minute, Jeremias Montero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jack Tolsson to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Henrik Christoffersson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Miguel Teresa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Snabb, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. After 56 played minutes KD Stiger got a freekick which was hit by Per-Arne Löfkvist. Gustaf Rudberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boni Rojas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute Boni Rojas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustaf Rudberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute of the match Jeremias Montero shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gustaf Rudberg showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jack Tolsson in the 62nd minute of play forced SIMvergüenzas's goalkeeper Miguel Teresa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the match, KD Stiger's goal looked a bit too open when Boni Rojas came free, but Gustaf Rudberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to SIMvergüenzas getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Luis Pena hit a great ball. In the 72nd match minute, SIMvergüenzas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Pena to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Josef Mårtensson in the 74th minute of play forced SIMvergüenzas's goalkeeper Miguel Teresa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 79 played minutes SIMvergüenzas got a freekick which was hit by Gumersindo Verdeja. In the 82nd minute, Luis Pena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jack Tolsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Teresa having to interfere. Miguel Teresa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jack Tolsson in the 84th minute of the match. Per-Arne Löfkvist charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Per-Arne Löfkvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to KD Stiger getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Per-Arne Löfkvist hit a great ball. 94 minutes into the match, Boni Rojas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gustaf Rudberg. KD Stiger's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Boni Rojas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the SIMvergüenzas players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for KD Stiger.