U18 World League

Panchencho Romero
Spectators: 7687 (Terracing: 5766, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lluciano Pujals started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute Corderun Lasurtigui shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Björn Ekegren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Uηiση Aтℓεтιcσ Mαгαcαιвσ✈ were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after SSC Ambrosini's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jairo Soltero took the corner. After 8 minutes, Olof Ersman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SSC Ambrosini and the Uηiση Aтℓεтιcσ Mαгαcαιвσ✈ players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Uηiση Aтℓεтιcσ Mαгαcαιвσ✈ booed when SSC Ambrosini was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olof Ersman didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Tavio Llarena's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Björn Ekegren was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. In the 17th minute, Omero Remolina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 18th minute, Valdemar Åberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rosendo Soporta was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lluciano Pujals in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Björn Ekegren prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 35 minutes into the match, SSC Ambrosini's goalkeeper Björn Ekegren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lluciano Pujals. A collision led to SSC Ambrosini getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Nils-Emil Tunberg hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Lluciano Pujals put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Björn Ekegren. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Valdemar Åberg to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Lluciano Pujals's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Björn Ekegren was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Valdemar Åberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Rosendo Soporta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rosendo Soporta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdemar Åberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. 67 minutes in the game, Omero Remolina dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. A collision led to SSC Ambrosini getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Kasper Kristiansson hit a great ball. In the 70thth minute of the game Omero Remolina who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SSC Ambrosini's Björn Ekegren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Corderun Lasurtigui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Björn Ekegren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SSC Ambrosini's Björn Ekegren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lluciano Pujals in the 77th minute of play. The supporters of Uηiση Aтℓεтιcσ Mαгαcαιвσ✈ booed when SSC Ambrosini was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olof Ersman didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 84th minute, Omero Remolina made a precise shot to the right of Björn Ekegren. SSC Ambrosini's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. After 90 minutes of play, Uηiση Aтℓεтιcσ Mαгαcαιвσ✈'s Lluciano Pujals made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Björn Ekegren was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 94th minute Lluciano Pujals shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Björn Ekegren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Uηiση Aтℓεтιcσ Mαгαcαιвσ✈ fully deserved thier win.