U18 World League

YerBiTa Stadium
Spectators: 7565 (Terracing: 5675, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) In the 2nd minute, Evert Mikaelsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th minute Hawk Tuah FC were awarded a corner. Börje Morat went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Börje Morat almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but YerBaTerOs's Fernández Fano did a great save. Stig Lööf took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fernández Fano. Fernández Fano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Göran Eskilsson in the 12th minute of play forced YerBaTerOs's goalkeeper Fernández Fano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Hawk Tuah FC's Eddie Bergström got control of the ball when Romo Rabe tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Hawk Tuah FC booed when YerBaTerOs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amador Lambarri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eddie Bergström was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rodriguez Encina showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 23 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Göran Eskilsson in the 27th minute of play forced YerBaTerOs's goalkeeper Fernández Fano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hawk Tuah FC's Eddie Bergström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Hawk Tuah FC from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Hawk Tuah FC's Eddie Bergström got control of the ball when Paulo Zulueta tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 40th minute, Stig Lööf left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hawk Tuah FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 43rd minute Rodriguez Encina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eddie Bergström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Stig Lööf stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Göran Eskilsson's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 51stth minute, Fernández Fano skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stig Lööf in the 55th minute of play forced YerBaTerOs's goalkeeper Fernández Fano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sture By received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Fernández Fano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 66 minutes into the match, YerBaTerOs's goal looked a bit too open when Stig Lööf came free, but Fernández Fano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eugenio Betancurt lost his temper 68 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 67 minutes into the game, one of YerBaTerOs:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When Sture By came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Hawk Tuah 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 Sture By couldn't finish the play. If Stig Lööf had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Hawk Tuah FC's Sture By got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herman Nyman in the 95th minute of play forced YerBaTerOs's goalkeeper Fernández Fano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Hawk Tuah FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.