U18 World League

El Cilindro Mágico
Spectators: 7683 (Terracing: 5763, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) ľƼ-6-ľȜ ♆ ƬЄ ƢƲЄƦЄƧ MƛƬƛƦ's Aristides Tipi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 4 played minutes TSIGALKO got a freekick which was hit by Jon Majman. When Reynaldo Reyes came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the ľƼ-6-ľȜ ♆ ƬЄ ƢƲЄƦЄƧ MƛƬƛƦ 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 Reynaldo Reyes couldn't finish the play. Peter Telin was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 7th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Victor Melin's late challenge caught a ľƼ-6-ľȜ ♆ ƬЄ ƢƲЄƦЄƧ MƛƬƛƦ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Victor Melin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 9th match minute, TSIGALKO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Melin to maneuver through the defense. ľƼ-6-ľȜ ♆ ƬЄ ƢƲЄƦЄƧ MƛƬƛƦ's Reynaldo Reyes got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Victor Melin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hernan Iyan having to interfere. Reynaldo Reyes struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Kenneth Valström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ľƼ-6-ľȜ ♆ ƬЄ ƢƲЄƦЄƧ MƛƬƛƦ. ľƼ-6-ľȜ ♆ ƬЄ ƢƲЄƦЄƧ MƛƬƛƦ's Hernan Iyan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Melin in the 26th minute of play. Maximilian Brander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Hernan Iyan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. TSIGALKO's Kenneth Valström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save TSIGALKO from getting a goal against them. The ľƼ-6-ľȜ ♆ ƬЄ ƢƲЄƦЄƧ MƛƬƛƦ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. TSIGALKO were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marc Albom made a kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as TSIGALKO's Emil Sundberg slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hernan Iyan. That made the score 0-2 after 54 minutes of play. Kenneth Valström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reynaldo Reyes in the 57th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the game, Virgilio Pere was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ľƼ-6-ľȜ ♆ ƬЄ ƢƲЄƦЄƧ MƛƬƛƦ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave TSIGALKO the free kick. In the 60th minute, Virgilio Pere hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Peter Telin came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the TSIGALKO 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 Peter Telin couldn't finish the play. In the 62nd minute Marc Albom shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hernan Iyan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, ľƼ-6-ľȜ ♆ ƬЄ ƢƲЄƦЄƧ MƛƬƛƦ's goal looked a bit too open when Marc Albom came free, but Hernan Iyan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to ľƼ-6-ľȜ ♆ ƬЄ ƢƲЄƦЄƧ MƛƬƛƦ getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Lázaro Fresco hit a great ball. Kenneth Valström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aristides Tipi, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After 84 minutes of play ľƼ-6-ľȜ ♆ ƬЄ ƢƲЄƦЄƧ MƛƬƛƦ's Virgilio Pere was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to ľƼ-6-ľȜ ♆ ƬЄ ƢƲЄƦЄƧ MƛƬƛƦ getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Virgilio Pere hit a great ball. Reynaldo Reyes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Kenneth Valström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. TSIGALKO walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.