U18 World League

Santo Domingo
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) A.D. Alcorcón's Apoena Izquierdo 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by John Larsson in the 3rd minute of play forced A.D. Alcorcón's goalkeeper Calisto Feliu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apoena Izquierdo in the 5th minute of play forced Finninge Fotboll's goalkeeper Magne Axelsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Magne Axelsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alejandro Bermudez in the 6th minute of play. Calisto Feliu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from John Larsson in the 9th minute of the match. After 9 minutes, Pacho Bouzas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A.D. Alcorcón and the Finninge Fotboll players grew even worse after the yellow card. Celedonio Pedraza hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. A.D. Alcorcón's Calisto Feliu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Östen Skålberg in the 14th minute of play. Celedonio Pedraza kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. If Östen Skålberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Apoena Izquierdo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Magne Axelsson was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. After a rather tough play, A.D. Alcorcón's Apoena Izquierdo got a free kick in the 22nd minute. John Larsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Calisto Feliu having to interfere. After 29 played minutes A.D. Alcorcón got a freekick which was hit by Mendebal Garzon. Celedonio Pedraza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 46 minutes into the match, A.D. Alcorcón's Apoena Izquierdo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Magne Axelsson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 47th minute, Celedonio Pedraza got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Östen Skålberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Celedonio Pedraza took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Magne Axelsson. Magne Axelsson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Celedonio Pedraza put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Magne Axelsson. Celedonio Pedraza took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Magne Axelsson. Magne Axelsson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. In the 65th minute, Östen Skålberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Calisto Feliu was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. When Celedonio Pedraza, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 70 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Magne Axelsson was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 71 minutes into the match, Finninge Fotboll's goal looked a bit too open when Apoena Izquierdo came free, but Magne Axelsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apoena Izquierdo in the 75th minute of play forced Finninge Fotboll's goalkeeper Magne Axelsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When John Larsson came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Finninge Fotboll 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 John Larsson couldn't finish the play. When the match clock showed 81 minutes, the score became 5-1 when Celedonio Pedraza sped through Finninge Fotboll's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Magne Axelsson. Östen Skålberg charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Östen Skålberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of A.D. Alcorcón booed when Finninge Fotboll was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Östen Skålberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Apoena Izquierdo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.