U18 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Amador Hever made the kick off which started today's match. Estación Q.:s Blas Umbruso showed great skill when he stopped Joonas Sainomaa:s penalty. Joonas Sainomaa received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Blas Umbruso came out and tried to block the shot, but Joonas Sainomaa slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 11th minute. Vihtori Viljanen kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute of the match Cristian Pedroso shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Saul Väänänen showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 25 played minutes Estación Q. got a freekick which was hit by Esteban Marin. After a defensive mix-up in Estación Q.'s zone, Esa Salo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Blas Umbruso came out of the goal and Esa Salo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 27 minutes into the game, when Tatu Lumijärvi put in a rough tackle. In the 28th match minute, Manchester United FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tatu Lumijärvi to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Manchester United FC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Joonas Sainomaa hit a great ball. In the 30th minute of the match Venancio Luix sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Saul Väänänen skillfully saved the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Amador Hever came free, but Saul Väänänen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute Amador Hever shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saul Väänänen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amador Hever scored 1-1 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Saul Väänänen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rami Tallqvist scored 2-1 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Blas Umbruso, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Saul Väänänen came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by Estación Q.'s Amador Hever. But to his dismay, Amador Hever quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Amador Hever might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Saul Väänänen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Amador Hever ran back to his position shaking his head. 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.

Blas Umbruso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Terho Ylimäki in the 52nd minute of play. Cristian Pedroso hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Manchester United FC's Saul Väänänen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaac Nayely in the 58th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Estación Q.'s goal looked a bit too open when Rami Tallqvist came free, but Blas Umbruso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Estación Q. getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Amador Hever hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Estación Q.'s Amador Hever got a free kick in the 64th minute. Manchester United FC's Saul Väänänen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Pedroso in the 67th minute of play. In the 70th minute of the match Cristian Pedroso sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Saul Väänänen skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of Estación Q. booed when Manchester United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tuomas Hurme didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Amador Hever's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Saul Väänänen was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. A collision led to Estación Q. getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Paolo Cordarryl hit a great ball. In the 82nd match minute, Manchester United FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ossian Kallio to maneuver through the defense. Cristian Pedroso took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 83rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Saul Väänänen. Manchester United FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When the match had been going on for 85 minutes, Estación Q.'s Cristian Pedroso got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Saul Väänänen. In the 88th minute, Ambrosio Matxin 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. Paolo Cordarryl's late challenge caught a Manchester United FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paolo Cordarryl helped the player get up and apologised. Paolo Cordarryl hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Estación Q. eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.