U18 World League

Ciruelandia
Spectators: 8431 (Terracing: 6324, Seating: 1939, VIP seats: 168) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Brian Örnberg got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Real Södertälje's goalkeeper Wiktor Söderqwist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Quico Gibert. Bartolomé Sabina's late challenge caught a Real Södertälje's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bartolomé Sabina helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Ciruel Academy getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Bartolomé Sabina hit a great ball. Wiktor Söderqwist made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Yiyo Jaen sent off a good shot on target. Wiktor Söderqwist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartolomé Sabina in the 21st minute of the match. In the 23rd minute of the match, Quico Gibert got a very nice opportunity to score, but Wiktor Söderqwist was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 25th match minute, Ciruel Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yiyo Jaen to maneuver through the defense. Wiktor Söderqwist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bartolomé Sabina in the 28th minute. Wiktor Söderqwist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bartolomé Sabina in the 29th minute of play. In the 35th minute, Yiyo Jaen reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Wiktor Söderqwist. The goal made the score 1-0. Wiktor Söderqwist acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 40th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Mohamed Garay. After some careless play in the Real Södertälje defense, Bartolomé Sabina kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Wiktor Söderqwist. The Real Södertälje fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Wiktor Söderqwist should have stopped the shot. After 45 played minutes Ciruel Academy got a freekick which was hit by Bartolomé Sabina. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bartolomé Sabina stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rafael Villanueva took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 53rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Wiktor Söderqwist. Real Södertälje's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ciruel Academy's Tabb Barral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brian Örnberg in the 57th minute of play. Wiktor Söderqwist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartolomé Sabina in the 60th minute of the match. Perico Rojas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 62nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Wiktor Söderqwist. Real Södertälje's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Wiktor Söderqwist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quico Gibert in the 66th minute of the match. Rafael Villanueva's late challenge caught a Real Södertälje's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rafael Villanueva helped the player get up and apologised. In the 66th minute, Rafael Villanueva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 71 played minutes Real Södertälje got a freekick which was hit by Bengt Stensson. Wiktor Söderqwist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bartolomé Sabina in the 72nd minute of play. Bartolomé Sabina scored 3-0 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wiktor Söderqwist, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Yiyo Jaen came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Ciruel Academy 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 Yiyo Jaen couldn't finish the play. Wiktor Söderqwist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bartolomé Sabina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sigvard Åkerman hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. In the 87th minute of the match Rafael Villanueva sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wiktor Söderqwist skillfully saved the ball. 89 minutes into the game, Quico Gibert cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Wiktor Söderqwist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Harald Kjellman during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 93rd match minute, Real Södertälje was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harald Kjellman to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Ciruel Academy fans cheered their team off the field, for while Real Södertälje had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.