U18 World League

Cieneguita PQ
Spectators: 7729 (Terracing: 5798, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alf Eik made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Abel in the 2nd minute of play forced FC Pladask's goalkeeper Douglas Fowler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 4th minute, Jaime Mannuel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 4 played minutes, FC Pladask's Nils-Johan Hagberg shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Paolo Abastas came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Pladask reached it. Apolo Medardo kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Paolo Abastas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alf Eik in the 6th minute of play. After 12 played minutes Quebracho FC got a freekick which was hit by Filiberto Ponc. 14 minutes into the game, FC Pladask's Alf Eik nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paolo Abastas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The supporters of Quebracho FC booed when FC Pladask was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Søren Skålevik didn't get a good kick on the ball. Douglas Fowler was a little too slow when Filiberto Ponc got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 18th minute. The score was now 1-1. Paolo Abastas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alf Eik, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 25th minute of the match, Francisco Abel tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Douglas Fowler saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Amund Gjerstad kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. The supporters of FC Pladask booed when Quebracho FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacinto Chuse didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 37th minute, Søren Skålevik left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Pladask fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. A collision led to FC Pladask getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Alf Eik hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Søren Skålevik in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paolo Abastas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Kristen Sollien's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paolo Abastas was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Jacinto Chuse made the kick off in the second half. Quebracho FC's Paolo Abastas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Quebracho FC from getting a goal against them. Douglas Fowler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Abel in the 56th minute of play. Apolo Medardo kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Alf Eik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paolo Abastas having to interfere. Paolo Abastas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alf Eik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Quebracho FC booed when FC Pladask was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nils-Johan Hagberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kristen Sollien blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Paolo Abastas having to make a save. Filiberto Ponc charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Filiberto Ponc the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 82nd match minute, Quebracho FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filiberto Ponc to maneuver through the defense. FC Pladask made a substitution. Tord Kaur replaced Amund Gjerstad. The supporters of FC Pladask booed when Quebracho FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filiberto Ponc didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Alf Eik came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the FC Pladask 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 Alf Eik couldn't finish the play. After 87 played minutes Quebracho FC got a freekick which was hit by Apolo Medardo. In the 92nd match minute, FC Pladask was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tord Kaur to maneuver through the defense. In the 94th minute Søren Skålevik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paolo Abastas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle sounded FC Pladask left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Quebracho FC.