U18 World League

La Bernalesa
Spectators: 7711 (Terracing: 5785, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jon Brovall took the kick off in the first half of the match. Delmar Machado hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 9th minute, Ove Rosin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Söderbröder's Torgny Bäckström got a free kick in the 11th minute. Per-Åke Vestlund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Silvano Urtsua in the 13th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Silvano Urtsua in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Per-Åke Vestlund saved Söderbröder from getting behind. After some careless play in the Villa La Perla defense, Jon Brovall kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Teo Erauso. The Villa La Perla fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Teo Erauso should have stopped the shot. Teo Erauso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Filip Albom went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Teo Erauso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven Trillkott in the 36th minute of the match. Jon Brovall sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Silvano Urtsua received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Per-Åke Vestlund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 40 minutes into the match, Söderbröder's goal looked a bit too open when Federico Matai came free, but Per-Åke Vestlund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute, Valentin Ofelio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 48 played minutes Söderbröder got a freekick which was hit by Torgny Bäckström. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Silvano Urtsua stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Per-Åke Vestlund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvano Urtsua in the 56th minute of the match. Söderbröder's Filip Albom came free and shot a quick shot against goal 59 minutes in the game, fortunately Teo Erauso had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Söderbröder's Per-Åke Vestlund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delmar Machado in the 64th minute of play. When Felipe Tibalt fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Villa La Perla's protests and gave Felipe Tibalt a yellow card for diving instead. Felipe Tibalt hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Jon Brovall's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Teo Erauso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. With a little luck, Villa La Perla's Teo Erauso got control of the ball when Filip Albom tried to sneak it across the goal line. Maximiliano Reno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Per-Åke Vestlund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Per-Åke Vestlund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvano Urtsua, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jon Brovall's late challenge caught a Villa La Perla's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jon Brovall helped the player get up and apologised. Jon Brovall hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Per-Åke Vestlund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Federico Matai, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 96th minute of the match Maximiliano Reno sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Per-Åke Vestlund skillfully saved the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Söderbröder eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.