U18 World League

Gudhem
Spectators: 6719 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Billy Dahlberg started the match with the kick off. After some careless play in the Gudhem defense, Bonifacio Heriberto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sverker Lindgren. The Gudhem fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sverker Lindgren should have stopped the shot. 10 minutes into the match, Vinará FC's goal looked a bit too open when Billy Dahlberg came free, but Edelmiro Txaran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Gudhem's zone, Eleuterio Frederico stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sverker Lindgren came out of the goal and Eleuterio Frederico tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Birger Rydelius fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gudhem's protests and gave Birger Rydelius a yellow card for diving instead. In the 14th match minute, Gudhem was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Birger Rydelius to maneuver through the defense. Eleuterio Frederico kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. After having played for 28 minutes, Folke Fribäck managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gudhem's supporters crossed their fingers, but Folke Fribäck was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eleuterio Frederico kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Vinará FC's Eleuterio Frederico got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 43rd minute Faustino Guter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sverker Lindgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Folke Fribäck in the 45th minute of play forced Vinará FC's goalkeeper Edelmiro Txaran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Vinará FC defense, Samuel Sundberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edelmiro Txaran. The Vinará FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edelmiro Txaran should have stopped the shot. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eleuterio Frederico was the one to do the kick off. When Eleuterio Frederico came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Vinará FC 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 Eleuterio Frederico couldn't finish the play. Edelmiro Txaran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Folke Fribäck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valter Olofsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Edelmiro Txaran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 66 minutes, Faustino Guter managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vinará FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Faustino Guter was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 70 minutes, Billy Dahlberg made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Vinará FC's Edelmiro Txaran tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Billy Dahlberg in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edelmiro Txaran prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Bonifacio Heriberto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sverker Lindgren having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Gudhem's zone, Eleuterio Frederico stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sverker Lindgren came out of the goal and Eleuterio Frederico tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sverker Lindgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faustino Guter, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 95th minute, Santos Quinito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Gudhem support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.