U18 World League

Stadium of Mercy
Spectators: 7962 (Terracing: 5973, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Örjan Hedlund got the match started through his kick off. Benjamin Ziguenza hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Karl-Johan Söderberg hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. August Frykberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Ruiz in the 12th minute of play. In the 14th minute Mariano Ruiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but August Frykberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, Los once leones Ourense's goal looked a bit too open when Göran Klint came free, but Iñaki Valines reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Los once leones Ourense's Iñaki Valines got control of the ball when Göran Klint tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Brothers of Mercy booed when Los once leones Ourense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Galeno Alonso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Karl-Johan Söderberg hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Los once leones Ourense's Galeno Alonso got a free kick in the 28th minute. Iñaki Valines made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Valentin Strömbom sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uxio Millán in the 30th minute of play forced Brothers of Mercy's goalkeeper August Frykberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Los once leones Ourense booed when Brothers of Mercy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karl-Johan Söderberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Galeno Alonso hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Strömbom in the 42nd minute of play forced Los once leones Ourense's goalkeeper Iñaki Valines to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Beltran Rajoi made a kick off. When the match clock showed 52 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Beltran Rajoi sped through Brothers of Mercy's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of August Frykberg. In the 57th minute, Göran Klint hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. August Frykberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beltran Rajoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute, Abad Dean got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. August Frykberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Ruiz in the 70th minute. In the 70th match minute, Los once leones Ourense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilberto Avila to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Brothers of Mercy's Karl-Johan Söderberg got a free kick in the 71st minute. Örjan Hedlund charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Örjan Hedlund the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 75th minute, Örjan Hedlund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Brothers of Mercy's August Frykberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Brothers of Mercy from getting a goal against them. In the 79th minute, Los once leones Ourense's Beltran Rajoi ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind August Frykberg. August Frykberg yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. Abad Dean's late challenge caught a Brothers of Mercy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abad Dean helped the player get up and apologised. Abad Dean kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match.