U18 World League

Pablo Comelli
Spectators: 7537 (Terracing: 5654, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joacim Bergström made the kick off which started today's match. 2 minutes into the match, De Gröna FK's goalkeeper Harry Jonasson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcelino Basajaun. 6 minutes into the match, Talleres de Escalada's goal looked a bit too open when Leonard Hegg came free, but Angelo Sugoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th match minute, De Gröna FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Mellbad to maneuver through the defense. Angelo Sugoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joacim Bergström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 19 played minutes De Gröna FK got a freekick which was hit by Leonard Hegg. After 20 played minutes De Gröna FK got a freekick which was hit by Leonardo Mellbad. The attack was good, but when Baltasar Lonzo in the 21st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joacim Bergström in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Angelo Sugoi saved Talleres de Escalada from getting behind. Joacim Bergström's late challenge caught a Talleres de Escalada's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joacim Bergström helped the player get up and apologised. Joacim Bergström kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Evert Isaksson during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 41st minute of the game. One of De Gröna FK:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Talleres de Escalada:s goal. The referee gave Talleres de Escalada a penalty, 44 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Miguel Marino, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of De Gröna FK's Harry Jonasson. 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Baltasar Lonzo to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Candido Savier was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Talleres de Escalada's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave De Gröna FK the free kick. After 57 minutes, Baltasar Lonzo made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. De Gröna FK's Harry Jonasson tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 61 played minutes Talleres de Escalada got a freekick which was hit by Javier Platon. In the 65th minute, Gabriel Ferm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joacim Bergström got free with Angelo Sugoi in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of De Gröna FK booed when Talleres de Escalada was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Candido Savier didn't get a good kick on the ball. De Gröna FK's Harry Jonasson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baltasar Lonzo in the 83rd minute of play. Leonard Hegg's late challenge caught a Talleres de Escalada's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leonard Hegg helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, De Gröna FK's Leonard Hegg got a free kick in the 84th minute. The supporters of Talleres de Escalada booed when De Gröna FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonard Hegg didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th minute, Baltasar Lonzo 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. Talleres de Escalada's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.