U18 World League

Mandarinero
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Donato Abella made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, Pauliström's Lennart Lundhberg got a free kick in the 7th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Donato Abella in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Karl-Johan Åkerström saved Pauliström from getting behind. Karl-Johan Åkerström stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Donato Abella's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Donato Abella in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Karl-Johan Åkerström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of La Mandarina Mecánica booed when Pauliström was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lennart Lundhberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Pauliström fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 27th minute. Penalty! In the 29th minute, the referee gave La Mandarina Mecánica a penalty. Jakes Abellaneda looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Karl-Johan Åkerström. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Donato Abella during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 32nd match minute, La Mandarina Mecánica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donato Abella to maneuver through the defense. After 37 played minutes La Mandarina Mecánica got a freekick which was hit by Sasoin Abancens. Jaen Abadia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Linus Vollander in the 38th minute of the match. If Tibalt Abellaneda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Pauliström's zone, Tibalt Abellaneda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karl-Johan Åkerström came out of the goal and Tibalt Abellaneda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 48 minutes, Donato Abella made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Pauliström's Karl-Johan Åkerström tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 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 3-0.

After 54 played minutes Pauliström got a freekick which was hit by Lennart Lundhberg. Soter Abarca charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Soter Abarca the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 55 played minutes La Mandarina Mecánica got a freekick which was hit by Soter Abarca. With 61 minutes on the clock, Eskil Fredriksson commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 61 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Pauliström! Jaen Abadia was out of position in the 68 minute of play, and Lennart Lundhberg capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lennart Lundhberg really showed his touch with that goal: 4-1. If César Menachem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benjamin Löfgren hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 77th minute, Sasoin Abancens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to La Mandarina Mecánica getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Soter Abarca hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute, John Granqvist ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jaen Abadia was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. Karl-Johan Åkerström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donato Abella in the 84th minute of play. In the 86th minute La Mandarina Mecánica were awarded a corner. Jakes Abellaneda went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led La Mandarina Mecánica's Jakes Abellaneda to fire away a dangerous shot which Karl-Johan Åkerström despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Karl-Johan Åkerström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donato Abella in the 88th minute of play. César Menachem blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Karl-Johan Åkerström having to make a save. Lennart Lundhberg kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Abella in the 94th minute of play forced Pauliström's goalkeeper Karl-Johan Åkerström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Pauliström players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for La Mandarina Mecánica.