U18 World League

Sacridome
Spectators: 7696 (Terracing: 5773, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Santana Centeñes started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Sacri FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Niclas Norberg hit a great ball. After 9 minutes, Ernst Dahlberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sacri FC and the Res Non Verba players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ernst Dahlberg kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. In the 11th match minute, Res Non Verba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edwardo Salvatierra to maneuver through the defense. If Ludwig Beneth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Res Non Verba getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Garoa Matesanz hit a great ball. 15 minutes into the match, Res Non Verba's goal looked a bit too open when Max Sandström came free, but Rai Pedros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juan Viscon's late challenge caught a Sacri FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Juan Viscon helped the player get up and apologised. After 16 played minutes Res Non Verba got a freekick which was hit by Juan Viscon. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fredric Rudqvist in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rai Pedros prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Fredric Rudqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Argi Guiles in the 26th minute of play forced Sacri FC's goalkeeper Arvid Bremming to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute, Elof Jonsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sacri FC's Arvid Bremming played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Argi Guiles in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th minute Santana Centeñes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arvid Bremming saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 42 played minutes Res Non Verba got a freekick which was hit by Argi Guiles. Rai Pedros was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Ludwig Beneth. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Max Sandström stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Stig-Åke Asklund came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Sacri FC 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 Stig-Åke Asklund couldn't finish the play. Rai Pedros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ludwig Beneth, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. After 65 minutes Res Non Verba's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ludwig Beneth who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Sacri FC's corner Ludwig Beneth fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Rai Pedros quite easily take care of the ball. Rai Pedros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig-Åke Asklund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sacri FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ludwig Beneth in the 74th minute. The corner led Sacri FC's Ludwig Beneth to fire away a dangerous shot which Rai Pedros despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Arvid Bremming made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Argi Guiles sent off a good shot on target. 79 minutes into the game, Stig-Åke Asklund was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sacri FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Res Non Verba the free kick. Stig-Åke Asklund hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. In the 83rdth minute of the game Ludwig Beneth who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Res Non Verba's Rai Pedros was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rai Pedros stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ludwig Beneth's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. Argi Guiles's late challenge caught a Sacri FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Argi Guiles helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Res Non Verba's Argi Guiles got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 88th minute Sacri FC were awarded a corner. Ludwig Beneth went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 89th minute, Garoa Matesanz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Res Non Verba getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Argi Guiles hit a great ball. In the 95th minute of the match Ludwig Beneth sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rai Pedros skillfully saved the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Res Non Verba walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.