U18 World League

Älta Stadion
Spectators: 8047 (Terracing: 6036, Seating: 1851, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lars-Erik Brogren kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jacobo Oalo during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 3rd match minute, La Candela FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacobo Oalo to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kenny Månsson during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Älta BK's Kenny Månsson got a free kick in the 5th minute. 6 minutes into the match, Angel Taurino notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Älta BK's Hjalmar Hedvall. Hjalmar Hedvall was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Celso Nerio lost his temper 13 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After a rather tough play, La Candela FC's Celso Nerio got a free kick in the 14th minute. La Candela FC's Edgard Guillen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars-Erik Brogren in the 19th minute of play. Hjalmar Hedvall came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by La Candela FC's Angel Taurino. But to his dismay, Angel Taurino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 28th minute Lucas Reyes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hjalmar Hedvall saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, La Candela FC's Jacobo Oalo got a free kick in the 30th minute. When Christoffer Vesterberg came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Älta BK 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 Christoffer Vesterberg couldn't finish the play. The supporters of La Candela FC booed when Älta BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Philip Strömberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Älta BK getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Oscar Dalkvist hit a great ball. La Candela FC's Angel Taurino got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars-Erik Brogren in the 47th minute of play forced La Candela FC's goalkeeper Edgard Guillen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

La Candela FC's Felix Iturri was substituted for Freddy Karmel. The wind increased when Angel Taurino made the kick off in the second half. Älta BK made a substitution. Eddie Giöck replaced Kenny Månsson. A collision led to La Candela FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Jacobo Oalo hit a great ball. Edgard Guillen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexander Öberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucas Reyes during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 80th minute, Lucas Reyes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 82 minutes into the game, Älta BK's Sonny Ek nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edgard Guillen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. In the 87th match minute, Älta BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lars-Erik Brogren to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, La Candela FC's Jairo Frechoso got a free kick in the 89th minute. Edgard Guillen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars-Erik Brogren, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. A collision led to La Candela FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Felix Iturri hit a great ball. 92 minutes into the match, Älta BK's Christoffer Vesterberg broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The supporters of Älta BK booed when La Candela FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucas Reyes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 96th minute of the match Philip Strömberg sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Edgard Guillen skillfully saved the ball. The La Candela FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing La Candela FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.