U18 World League

TE ESPERAMOS
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sakarias Hellbom took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mariano Balesio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sakarias Hellbom, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Dag Törnqvist struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Mariano Balesio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gnesta Oilers. In the 8th match minute, Gnesta Oilers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dag Törnqvist to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcos Maria in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erling Bergfelt prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Marcos Maria hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. ATLETICO TOSODELMA's Mariano Balesio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sakarias Hellbom in the 15th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Jim Bratt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gnesta Oilers's supporters rose to their feet, but Jim Bratt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mariano Balesio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 18thth minute of the game Jim Bratt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ATLETICO TOSODELMA's Mariano Balesio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 19 played minutes ATLETICO TOSODELMA got a freekick which was hit by Matias Gervaso. In the 27th match minute, Gnesta Oilers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leif Martinsson to maneuver through the defense. Gnesta Oilers's Erling Bergfelt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Gnesta Oilers from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, ATLETICO TOSODELMA's Matias Gervaso got a free kick in the 32nd minute. When Jim Bratt came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Gnesta Oilers 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 Jim Bratt couldn't finish the play. 41 minutes into the match, ATLETICO TOSODELMA's goal looked a bit too open when Sakarias Hellbom came free, but Mariano Balesio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jim Bratt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mariano Balesio having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcos Maria was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Eli in the 52nd minute of play forced Gnesta Oilers's goalkeeper Erling Bergfelt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sakarias Hellbom fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mariano Balesio having to interfere. After 58 played minutes ATLETICO TOSODELMA got a freekick which was hit by Eloy Bazil. When Jim Bratt fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gnesta Oilers's protests and gave Jim Bratt a yellow card for diving instead. Jim Bratt hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Gnesta Oilers's Sakarias Hellbom got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Matias Gervaso kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Tomas Henriksson struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Mariano Balesio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gnesta Oilers. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Sakarias Hellbom managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gnesta Oilers's supporters rose to their feet, but Sakarias Hellbom was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mariano Balesio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Robustiano Bortzaioriz charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Robustiano Bortzaioriz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 86th match minute, ATLETICO TOSODELMA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robustiano Bortzaioriz to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Gnesta Oilers booed when ATLETICO TOSODELMA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcos Maria didn't get a good kick on the ball. Robustiano Bortzaioriz hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Erling Bergfelt didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Roman Eli went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. For all the effort they put into the match, the Gnesta Oilers players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ATLETICO TOSODELMA.