U18 World League

El Nido
Spectators: 7519 (Terracing: 5640, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Göran Haraldsson scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Blas Otsoko, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 10 minutes of play, NitalarbralatiN's Göran Haraldsson made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Blas Otsoko was left in no man's land by his defense there! 13 minutes into the game, Göran Haraldsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Blas Otsoko was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Blas Otsoko stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Göran Haraldsson's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. In the 23rd match minute, NitalarbralatiN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Malte Ahlquist to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Evelio Azeari during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 30 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Las 3R Club De Fútbol! An unexpectedly hard shot by Göran Haraldsson in the 38th minute of play forced Las 3R Club De Fútbol's goalkeeper Blas Otsoko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Göran Haraldsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half NitalarbralatiN were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Göran Haraldsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. John Svartengren hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Ralf Henriksson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haroldo Sansone in the 52nd minute of the match. Las 3R Club De Fútbol's Blas Otsoko proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Las 3R Club De Fútbol from getting a goal against them. 63 minutes into the match, Las 3R Club De Fútbol's goalkeeper Blas Otsoko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Göran Haraldsson. After 67 played minutes NitalarbralatiN got a freekick which was hit by Bengt-Åke Walmarsson. Ralf Henriksson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saverio Ourente in the 75th minute of the match. Blas Otsoko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Göran Haraldsson in the 76th minute. Las 3R Club De Fútbol's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Renzo Rodrigo in the 82nd minute. After 91 played minutes Las 3R Club De Fútbol got a freekick which was hit by Saverio Ourente. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. NitalarbralatiN had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.