U18 World League

Skarpan
Spectators: 7701 (Terracing: 5777, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Linköpings AIK's Bengt-Åke Thidén started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th match minute, ☬彡Lo多o Entrerriano彡☬ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erubiel Calisto to maneuver through the defense. Angel Quiroga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bengt-Åke Thidén, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 15 minutes into the match, ☬彡Lo多o Entrerriano彡☬'s goalkeeper Angel Quiroga had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Johannes Torstensson. Angel Quiroga stood somewhat misplaced when Bengt-Åke Thidén came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 15 minute. Hilario Beltza hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Johannes Torstensson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Angel Quiroga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute, Hilario Beltza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 25 minutes into the match, ☬彡Lo多o Entrerriano彡☬'s goal looked a bit too open when Bengt-Åke Thidén came free, but Angel Quiroga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Johannes Torstensson might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Angel Quiroga. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Johannes Torstensson ran back to his position shaking his head. The long shot by Johannes Torstensson in the 28th minute really tested Angel Quiroga's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. When Justino Franco came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the ☬彡Lo多o Entrerriano彡☬ 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 Justino Franco couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Greger Jonasson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Angel Quiroga was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Staffan Lind showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alto Moco in the 36th minute of the match. Johannes Torstensson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Angel Quiroga made a huge save. Horacio Calisto might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Staffan Lind. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Horacio Calisto ran back to his position shaking his head. Carl Karlsson was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 46 minutes into the match. Staffan Lind didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alto Moco went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alto Moco was the one to do the kick off. Staffan Lind showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alto Moco, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Staffan Lind showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Efren in the 54th minute of the match. A collision led to Linköpings AIK getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Greger Jonasson hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Linköpings AIK's zone, Justino Franco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Staffan Lind came out of the goal and Justino Franco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Staffan Lind took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alto Moco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute Alto Moco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Staffan Lind saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Staffan Lind showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alto Moco in the 67th minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, Linköpings AIK's goal looked a bit too open when Alto Moco came free, but Staffan Lind reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Linköpings AIK's Staffan Lind played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alto Moco in the 74th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alto Moco in the 75th minute of play forced Linköpings AIK's goalkeeper Staffan Lind to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Staffan Lind took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alto Moco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the game, Alto Moco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ☬彡Lo多o Entrerriano彡☬'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Linköpings AIK the free kick. A collision led to ☬彡Lo多o Entrerriano彡☬ getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Alto Moco hit a great ball. In the 85th minute, Oscar Walmarsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alto Moco in the 93rd minute of play forced Linköpings AIK's goalkeeper Staffan Lind to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th minute, Bengt-Åke Thidén hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, ☬彡Lo多o Entrerriano彡☬'s Felix Efren got a free kick in the 97th minute. ☬彡Lo多o Entrerriano彡☬'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.