U18 World League

Estadio Mega Celeste
Spectators: 7720 (Terracing: 5791, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) An unexpectedly hard shot by Kim Ekman in the 6th minute of play forced Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's goalkeeper Fabio Ponce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's Fabio Ponce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kim Ekman in the 7th minute of play. Wyoming Cowboys's Viggo Berg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Wyoming Cowboys from getting a goal against them. In the 13th minute, Quiróz Maquiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Kim Ekman came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Wyoming Cowboys 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 Kim Ekman couldn't finish the play. Fabio Ponce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Allan Jonasson in the 16th minute of play. In the 16th match minute, Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Perlaza Corcoba to maneuver through the defense. In the 20th minute, Thomas Åhlberg made a precise shot to the right of Fabio Ponce. Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 23 played minutes Perlaza Corcoba rounded Wyoming Cowboys's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. George Galera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viggo Berg having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Hector-Luis Cadrecha took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Viggo Berg to make any attempt to save it. Viggo Berg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hector-Luis Cadrecha in the 39th minute of play. Bo Malmgren's late challenge caught a Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bo Malmgren helped the player get up and apologised. Bo Malmgren kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. After 47 played minutes Wyoming Cowboys got a freekick which was hit by Kim Ekman.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kim Ekman was the one to do the kick off. Viggo Berg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hector-Luis Cadrecha, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 62nd minute, Udalaitz Lluch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 65 minutes into the match, Wyoming Cowboys's goal looked a bit too open when Hector-Luis Cadrecha came free, but Viggo Berg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Viggo Berg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Perlaza Corcoba in the 69th minute of play. When Hector-Luis Cadrecha came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato 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 Hector-Luis Cadrecha couldn't finish the play. With 77 minutes on the clock, Udalaitz Lluch commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 77th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 80 minutes, Wyoming Cowboys's Edvin Jönsätt 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 Fabio Ponce. Bo Malmgren hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.