U18 World League

Stephen A Smith IP
Spectators: 7522 (Terracing: 5642, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The supporters of FC Wingspan booed when Defensores de Mar de Ajó was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Candido Estavan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 8th minute, Mauricio Mel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Defensores de Mar de Ajó fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After a rather tough play, Defensores de Mar de Ajó's Mauricio Mel got a free kick in the 12th minute. After having played for 21 minutes, Zacarias Ignado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Defensores de Mar de Ajó's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zacarias Ignado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to FC Wingspan getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Wictor Hamnberg hit a great ball. A collision led to Defensores de Mar de Ajó getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Jonatan Ferran hit a great ball. Wictor Hamnberg charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wictor Hamnberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Zacarias Ignado managed to get in a good position for a shot. Defensores de Mar de Ajó's supporters rose to their feet, but Zacarias Ignado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabian Jonsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ceferino Chorche during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 38 minutes into the game, one of FC Wingspan:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zacarias Ignado made a kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Wingspan's goalkeeper Fabian Jonsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fabian Jonsson made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Mauricio Mel sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mauricio Mel got free with Fabian Jonsson in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, FC Wingspan's Fabian Jonsson got control of the ball when Mauricio Mel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zacarias Ignado could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Fabian Jonsson made a huge save. Zacarias Ignado who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 64thth minute tested the skills of Fabian Jonsson when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Fabian Jonsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mauricio Mel in the 65th minute. If Julio Peru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julio Peru in the 86th minute of play forced FC Wingspan's goalkeeper Fabian Jonsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Wingspan's Fabian Jonsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save FC Wingspan from getting a goal against them. Zacarias Ignado succeeded in the game's 91st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Defensores de Mar de Ajó had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.