U18 World League

Jorge Luis Hirschi
Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tomas Avellaneda made the kick off which started today's match. Erik Sigman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emiliano Urdin in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torsten Lundgren in the 13th minute of play forced ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Salvador Incendio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 16 played minutes ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA got a freekick which was hit by Ovidio Lizbeth. In the 18th minute, Reine Hjortberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Oscar Palben blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Erik Sigman having to make a save. 23 minutes into the match, AC Kingriver-Ljungsarp RK's goalkeeper Erik Sigman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomas Avellaneda. In the 29th minute, Torsten Lundgren 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. Salvador Incendio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joar Näfver in the 33rd minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Torsten Lundgren to make the kick off. When Emiliano Urdin came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA 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 Emiliano Urdin couldn't finish the play. In the 60th minute, Freddy Primo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Erik Sigman was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 64th match minute, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Freddy Primo to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Torsten Lundgren managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Kingriver-Ljungsarp RK's supporters rose to their feet, but Torsten Lundgren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Salvador Incendio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rolf Falkrantz was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 75 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute, one of AC Kingriver-Ljungsarp RK:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for AC Kingriver-Ljungsarp RK. Reine Hjortberg kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Erik Sigman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pablo Madera went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Erik Sigman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pablo Madera in the 86th minute of play. Salvador Incendio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joar Näfver in the 87th minute of play. Erik Sigman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pablo Madera went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. When Emanuel Pihlwall fell near the penalty area in the 98th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AC Kingriver-Ljungsarp RK's protests and gave Emanuel Pihlwall a yellow card for diving instead. In the 98th minute, Emanuel Pihlwall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.