U18 World League

ADIDAS Stadium
Spectators: 8574 (Terracing: 6432, Seating: 1971, VIP seats: 171) Mörknäs Electric Vikings's Saran Abdul Qadir 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. After having played for 2 minutes, Aureo Bajo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dinamita on Grass's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aureo Bajo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Igor Sainz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saran Abdul Qadir in the 5th minute of play. Igor Sainz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lillebror Svantesson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nuno Barroso hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Igor Sainz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven-Oskar Tholsson in the 11th minute of play. A collision led to Mörknäs Electric Vikings getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Harry Ekström hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Dinamita on Grass's Hernando Zafrilla got a free kick in the 18th minute. Birger Hedkvist's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Igor Sainz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Mörknäs Electric Vikings's goal looked a bit too open when Roberto Rubio came free, but Viggo Alfors reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Birger Hedkvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Igor Sainz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Dinamita on Grass's Hernando Zafrilla got a free kick in the 41st minute. Lillebror Svantesson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Igor Sainz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 46 minutes into the match, Dinamita on Grass's goal looked a bit too open when Saran Abdul Qadir came free, but Igor Sainz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 46 played minutes Dinamita on Grass got a freekick which was hit by Mario Benítez. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Aureo Bajo made the kick off in the second half. Viggo Alfors showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nuno Barroso, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Igor Sainz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saran Abdul Qadir in the 62nd minute of play. Igor Sainz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Birger Hedkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Viggo Alfors showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aureo Bajo, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. When Johan Berglund fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mörknäs Electric Vikings's protests and gave Johan Berglund a yellow card for diving instead. After 82 played minutes Mörknäs Electric Vikings got a freekick which was hit by Johan Berglund. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuno Barroso in the 88th minute of play forced Mörknäs Electric Vikings's goalkeeper Viggo Alfors to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nuno Barroso scored 1-2 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Viggo Alfors, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Dinamita on Grass's zone, Sven-Oskar Tholsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Igor Sainz came out of the goal and Sven-Oskar Tholsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Mörknäs Electric Vikings eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.