U18 World League

Djura
Spectators: 6718 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 0) Grosso United's Carolo Urbasa 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. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Godofredo Manny put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Vilhelm Samuelsson. In the 8th match minute, Djura IFK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kalle Delin to maneuver through the defense. Benjamin Haitz hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. After 15 played minutes Grosso United got a freekick which was hit by Freddy Gurutz. The long shot by Hjalmar Andreasson in the 16th minute really tested Saturnino Romo's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Isak Abrahamsson got free with Saturnino Romo in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Grosso United getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Benjamin Haitz hit a great ball. Natalio Peyo scored 0-3 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vilhelm Samuelsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 24th minute, Natalio Peyo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vilhelm Samuelsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Vilgot Holm hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Carolo Urbasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vilhelm Samuelsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carolo Urbasa ran back to his position shaking his head. Natalio Peyo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd match minute, Grosso United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Haitz to maneuver through the defense. Saturnino Romo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hjalmar Andreasson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benjamin Haitz charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benjamin Haitz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 36th minute, Natalio Peyo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grosso United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. In the 39th minute, Carolo Urbasa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vilhelm Samuelsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Isak Abrahamsson to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Grosso United's Leandro Lorenz got a free kick in the 51st minute. After some careless play in the Djura IFK defense, Carolo Urbasa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vilhelm Samuelsson. The Djura IFK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vilhelm Samuelsson should have stopped the shot. 61 minutes into the match, Grosso United's goal looked a bit too open when Isak Abrahamsson came free, but Saturnino Romo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benjamin Haitz kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Natalio Peyo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Vilhelm Samuelsson came out and tried to block the shot, but Natalio Peyo slotted it home off the left post making it 0-8 in the 64th minute. In the 67th minute, Tommy Sjödin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Saturnino Romo came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Djura IFK's Isak Abrahamsson. But to his dismay, Isak Abrahamsson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-8. Saturnino Romo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isak Abrahamsson in the 79th minute of play. After some careless play in the Djura IFK defense, Carolo Urbasa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vilhelm Samuelsson. The Djura IFK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vilhelm Samuelsson should have stopped the shot. Saturnino Romo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isak Abrahamsson in the 84th minute of the match. Vilhelm Samuelsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Godofredo Manny in the 88th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Godofredo Manny during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 93 played minutes Grosso United got a freekick which was hit by Godofredo Manny. When the final whistle sounded Grosso United left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Djura IFK.