U18 World League

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eduardo Jon started the match with the kick off. 8 minutes into the match, América Magics Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Ture Stenman came free, but Mario Crispo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Romeo Ascencio charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Romeo Ascencio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Romeo Ascencio hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 11th minute, Tomas Örtlund 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Ture Stenman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rönnöfors FF's supporters rose to their feet, but Ture Stenman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mario Crispo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. América Magics Fc's Mario Crispo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Per-Erik Ekman in the 15th minute of play. A collision led to Rönnöfors FF getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Tomas Örtlund hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the match, Ture Stenman notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of América Magics Fc's Mario Crispo. Mario Crispo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 23rd minute, Federico Telesforo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The América Magics Fc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After 31 played minutes América Magics Fc got a freekick which was hit by Luis Senin. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind América Magics Fc's goalkeeper Mario Crispo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Per-Erik Ekman struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Mario Crispo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rönnöfors FF. Benedicto Hermon hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Per-Erik Ekman in the 41st minute of play forced América Magics Fc's goalkeeper Mario Crispo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Per-Erik Ekman in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mario Crispo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 47 minutes, Ture Stenman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rönnöfors FF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ture Stenman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Per-Erik Ekman made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krister Flinck in the 59th minute of play forced América Magics Fc's goalkeeper Mario Crispo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Rönnöfors FF's Per-Erik Ekman in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye América Magics Fc's goalie prevented a goal. If Ture Stenman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mario Crispo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Per-Erik Ekman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 73 minutes into the game, Rönnöfors FF's Per-Erik Ekman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mario Crispo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. Per-Erik Ekman succeeded in the game's 80th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-5. Mario Crispo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Per-Erik Ekman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 87 minutes into the match, Eduardo Jon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Frank Högström. Rönnöfors FF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eduardo Jon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-5. Tomas Örtlund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mario Crispo having to interfere. In the 93rd minute, América Magics Fc's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ture Stenman fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Frank Högström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Federico Telesforo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.