U18 World League

New Ground
Spectators: 7449 (Terracing: 5588, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ricardo Palli took the kick off in the first half of the match. Audaz FC's Paredes Robires played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Palli in the 3rd minute of play. Pheonix FC's Maurits Weinhardt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vergaray Esquide in the 9th minute of play. In the 15th match minute, Pheonix FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lejf Palmus to maneuver through the defense. Maurits Weinhardt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urritz Villaran in the 17th minute of the match. When Steffen Dyrehøj fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pheonix FC's protests and gave Steffen Dyrehøj a yellow card for diving instead. Maurits Weinhardt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Urritz Villaran, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 21st minute, Nils Taffenberg 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 23 minutes of play, Audaz FC's Patricio Nogueira made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maurits Weinhardt was left in no man's land by his defense there! 27 minutes into the match, Audaz FC's goalkeeper Paredes Robires had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nils Taffenberg. Pheonix FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Steffen Dyrehøj in the 28th minute. The corner led Pheonix FC's Steffen Dyrehøj to fire away a dangerous shot which Paredes Robires despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 32nd minute, Pheonix FC's Terri Bjørnekær seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Terri Bjørnekær the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Pheonix FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Terri Bjørnekær had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Lejf Palmus hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Urritz Villaran to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Audaz FC's Criban Gandulla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maurits Weinhardt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Asencio Caceo in the 54th minute of play forced Pheonix FC's goalkeeper Maurits Weinhardt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maurits Weinhardt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patricio Nogueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Laust Kisling scored 2-1 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Paredes Robires, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Maurits Weinhardt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teofilo Carrillo in the 63rd minute of play. Patricio Nogueira who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 65thth minute tested the skills of Maurits Weinhardt when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Nogueira in the 71st minute of play forced Pheonix FC's goalkeeper Maurits Weinhardt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 76 minutes of play, Audaz FC's Teofilo Carrillo made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maurits Weinhardt was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Patricio Nogueira came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Audaz FC 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 Patricio Nogueira couldn't finish the play. Pheonix FC were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after Audaz FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Steffen Dyrehøj took the corner. The supporters of Audaz FC booed when Pheonix FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Steffen Dyrehøj didn't get a good kick on the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Pheonix FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vergaray Esquide came free, but Maurits Weinhardt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, Steffen Dyrehøj notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Audaz FC's Paredes Robires. Paredes Robires was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Audaz FC booed when Pheonix FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Steffen Dyrehøj didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maurits Weinhardt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salas Simancas in the 96th minute of the match. Pheonix FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.