U18 World League

Anfield Road
Spectators: 8200 (Terracing: 6150, Seating: 1886, VIP seats: 164) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ubarna Huertas took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Pihl United booed when Sociedad Anónima was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olando Guardamino didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 4 played minutes Sociedad Anónima got a freekick which was hit by Louis Artime. When Torsten Carlberg came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Pihl United 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 Torsten Carlberg couldn't finish the play. Gunnar Hansson hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Christiano Planes shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Adrian Dusett stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christiano Planes's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Louis Artime charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Louis Artime the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Sociedad Anónima's Louis Artime got a free kick in the 19th minute. 23 minutes into the match, Erauso Bustelo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adrian Dusett. Pihl United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Erauso Bustelo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 27th minute, Jairo Canado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Sociedad Anónima's Jairo Canado got a free kick in the 29th minute. Billy Göransson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Pacifico Cezuago made a huge save. In a very dangerous position, a player in Sociedad Anónima fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 34th minute. Penalty! Pihl United's Adrian Dusett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Javier Baizan in the 40th minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Zebastian Wenerdahl 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Billy Göransson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pacifico Cezuago took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Billy Göransson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ysidro Elorriaga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gunnar Hansson charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gunnar Hansson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Sociedad Anónima getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Goiz Cancela hit a great ball. After 67 played minutes Sociedad Anónima got a freekick which was hit by Jairo Canado. Olando Guardamino charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Olando Guardamino the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 72nd match minute, Sociedad Anónima was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olando Guardamino to maneuver through the defense. 73 minutes into the match, Sociedad Anónima's goal looked a bit too open when Billy Göransson came free, but Pacifico Cezuago reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Pihl United booed when Sociedad Anónima was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jairo Canado didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute Leif Bålström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pacifico Cezuago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 84 minutes into the game, Billy Göransson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pihl United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sociedad Anónima the free kick. A collision led to Pihl United getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Billy Göransson hit a great ball. The long shot by Asier Salvadores in the 85th minute really tested Adrian Dusett'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. Adrian Dusett didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 91st minute, which inside left pole to 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gunnar Hansson in the 95th minute of play forced Sociedad Anónima's goalkeeper Pacifico Cezuago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute, Gunnar Hansson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pacifico Cezuago was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Sociedad Anónima walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.