U18 World League

☆El Refugio☆
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ted Hansson kicked off to start the match. Elias Jönsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruperto Perutxo, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. After 14 played minutes ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ got a freekick which was hit by Enrique Cordeiro. Elias Jönsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruperto Perutxo in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 36th minute Ruperto Perutxo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elias Jönsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lilla Jordberga BK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Reynaldo Gilen was slow to take the kick. During this time ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s corner Reynaldo Gilen fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Elias Jönsson quite easily take care of the ball. Reynaldo Gilen struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Elias Jönsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰. Rodas Canillas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Einar Gallberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Reynaldo Gilen to make the kick off. A collision led to ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Santos Perrando hit a great ball. The audience held their breath when Tom Sandström in the 55th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Rodas Canillas's left hand side. After 57 played minutes ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ got a freekick which was hit by Hilario Aznar. If Ruperto Perutxo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd minute, ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s Victorino Gombal seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Victorino Gombal the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Victorino Gombal had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 73rd minute, Victorino Gombal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s Rodas Canillas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tom Sandström in the 74th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Santos Perrando during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 85th minute, Santos Perrando hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tom Sandström, 86 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Hilario Aznar charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hilario Aznar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 88 played minutes ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ got a freekick which was hit by Hilario Aznar. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Ted Hansson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lilla Jordberga BK's supporters rose to their feet, but Ted Hansson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodas Canillas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match was over Lilla Jordberga BK could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ throughout the match.