U18 World League

Estadio Saavedra
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wilhelm Cane kicked off to start the match. Teodosio Columbo hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. In the 10th minute Hermanö Oilers were awarded a corner. Dan Hermansson went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 12th minute, Jesus Gaspard made a precise shot to the right of Kenneth Forsberg. Hermanö Oilers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. If Emil Wallgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 27th match minute, Atletico Calamar Saavedra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Umbruso to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Atletico Calamar Saavedra's zone, Sven-Edvin Karlberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anselmo Tabb came out of the goal and Sven-Edvin Karlberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 36th minute Ricardo Llorenc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kenneth Forsberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kenneth Forsberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Llorenc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Hermanö Oilers's Emil Wallgren in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Atletico Calamar Saavedra's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Serafino Gaueko got free with Kenneth Forsberg in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jonatan Igon to make the kick off. After 54 played minutes Hermanö Oilers got a freekick which was hit by Emil Wallgren. After 58 played minutes Atletico Calamar Saavedra got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Umbruso. Anselmo Tabb showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilhelm Cane, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Kenneth Forsberg came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Atletico Calamar Saavedra's Ricardo Llorenc. But to his dismay, Ricardo Llorenc quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafino Gaueko in the 76th minute of play forced Hermanö Oilers's goalkeeper Kenneth Forsberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Dan Hermansson fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hermanö Oilers's protests and gave Dan Hermansson a yellow card for diving instead. After 81 played minutes Hermanö Oilers got a freekick which was hit by Dan Hermansson. Kenneth Forsberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvaro Asteri, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. When Hermanö Oilers's Wilhelm Cane in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Atletico Calamar Saavedra's goalie prevented a goal. Kenneth Forsberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Serafino Gaueko went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Peter Bank hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Atletico Calamar Saavedra had played much better football throughout.