U18 World League

Hell Pot
Spectators: 8040 (Terracing: 6031, Seating: 1849, VIP seats: 160) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bengt-Arne Abrahamsson made the kick off which started today's match. Inge Bure took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cordarrell Zabala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the match, Fire Breathers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jan-Erik Torstensson came free, but Txaran Cancela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cordarrell Zabala in the 12th minute of play forced вιℓтємα's goalkeeper Inge Bure to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Inge Bure was a little too slow when Yiyo Encinas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 15th minute. The score was now 2-0. Txaran Cancela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl Nyberg in the 17th minute of play. When Virgilio Moran fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fire Breathers FC's protests and gave Virgilio Moran a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Fire Breathers FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Virgilio Moran hit a great ball. 20 minutes into the match, Fire Breathers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bengt-Arne Abrahamsson came free, but Txaran Cancela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Joao Artaza could shoot a difficult shot in the 22nd minute, which Inge Bure however easily saved by the left post. When Karl Nyberg came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the вιℓтємα 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 Karl Nyberg couldn't finish the play. Edvin Persson kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Karl Nyberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Matthias Jakobsson hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joao Artaza made a kick off. After 52 played minutes Fire Breathers FC got a freekick which was hit by Martino Torroba. Inge Bure didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joao Artaza went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Inge Bure showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cordarrell Zabala in the 70th minute of the match. 70 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Fire Breathers FC's Cordarrell Zabala fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Inge Bure showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joao Artaza in the 78th minute of the match. Bengt-Arne Abrahamsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zornin Joli during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Fire Breathers FC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Zornin Joli hit a great ball. Txaran Cancela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl Nyberg in the 88th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Joao Artaza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Inge Bure. вιℓтємα's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joao Artaza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Fire Breathers FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.