U18 World League

Diego Armando Camp
Spectators: 7953 (Terracing: 5966, Seating: 1829, VIP seats: 158) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alex Lidberg started the match with the kick off. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 9th minute of the game. One of The Northmen Army:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Barrilete Cósmico FC:s goal. When the match had been going on for 12 minutes, Barrilete Cósmico FC's Lázaro Cesario got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Sebastian Skarkman. In the 18th match minute, The Northmen Army was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ture Bogren to maneuver through the defense. Sebastian Skarkman made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Cosme Diegotxe sent off a good shot on target. In the 26th minute, Alex Lidberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Northmen Army fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The audience was convinced that Ernst Holmberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leopoldo Txomin was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. With a little luck, The Northmen Army's Sebastian Skarkman got control of the ball when Joel Palban tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of The Northmen Army booed when Barrilete Cósmico FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benedicto Galsino didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Cosme Diegotxe charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cosme Diegotxe the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Barrilete Cósmico FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Cosme Diegotxe hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, The Northmen Army's Samuel Tönnberg got a free kick in the 57th minute. Joel Palban received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Sebastian Skarkman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ture Bogren hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Ruben Maurin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alex Lidberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Erubiel Guillem kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Sebastian Skarkman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Palban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute, Ulrik Säv reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Leopoldo Txomin. The goal made the score 1-2. The Northmen Army's Sebastian Skarkman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erasmo Ishmael in the 86th minute of play. The The Northmen Army players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.