U18 World League

✮ Tнᴇ Nᴏʀтн Sᴇᴀ ✮
Spectators: 7867 (Terracing: 5902, Seating: 1809, VIP seats: 156) 7 minutes into the match, Cuatrodeocho's goal looked a bit too open when Andréas Holmstedt came free, but Isidor Balboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomas Apelqvist's late challenge caught a Cuatrodeocho's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tomas Apelqvist helped the player get up and apologised. In the 8th minute, Tomas Apelqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lucas Holm might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Isidor Balboa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lucas Holm ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the Cuatrodeocho defense, Andréas Holmstedt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Isidor Balboa. The Cuatrodeocho fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Isidor Balboa should have stopped the shot. With 23 minutes on the clock, Jesper Jespers commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Jesper Jespers kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС's goal looked a bit too open when Vergaray Echeto came free, but Eskil Rosen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th match minute, Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Holm to maneuver through the defense. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Andréas Holmstedt made the kick off in the second half. Eskil Rosen made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Marcial Tarin sent off a good shot on target. Cuatrodeocho's Isidor Balboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fredrik Hermansson in the 60th minute of play. Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС's Love Italia was substituted for Bengt Arenberg. Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС's Rikard Holmgren was substituted for Stefan Abrahamsson. In the 62nd minute Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС were awarded a corner. Lucas Holm went to the cornerflag to take it. Rikard Holmgren made a great header on Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС's corner, it was just that Cuatrodeocho's Isidor Balboa managed to reach the ball for a save. The supporters of Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС booed when Cuatrodeocho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Austin Urbina didn't get a good kick on the ball. Isidor Balboa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Andréas Holmstedt went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Bazil Noya charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bazil Noya the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Cuatrodeocho getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Bazil Noya hit a great ball. Cuatrodeocho made a substitution. Altzibar Pareja replaced Bazil Noya. Cuatrodeocho made a substitution. Karmel Unzueta replaced Uriel Zubiaga. In the 77th match minute, Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Holm to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Cuatrodeocho defense, Lucas Holm kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Isidor Balboa. The Cuatrodeocho fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Isidor Balboa should have stopped the shot. Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС's Eskil Rosen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vergaray Echeto in the 91st minute of play. Eskil Rosen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vergaray Echeto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eskil Rosen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Altzibar Pareja in the 96th minute of the match. Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.