U18 World League

COLISEO PATAGONICO
Spectators: 7698 (Terracing: 5775, 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. Peder Bratt started the match with the kick off. Egon Olsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gregorio Velasco having to interfere. 8 minutes into the game, Ambrosio Garaona recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Orvar Häll. Ambrosio Garaona showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Orvar Häll made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Haroldo Jago sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 19 minutes, Egon Olsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lillhärdal BF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Egon Olsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Lillhärdal BF booed when C.A Huracan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian Abascal didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, C.A Huracan's Justo Eguntsenti got a free kick in the 21st minute. Orvar Häll was a little too slow when Haroldo Jago got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 28th minute. The score was now 3-0. If Ambrosio Garaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Orvar Häll was out of position in the 38 minute of play, and Haroldo Jago capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Haroldo Jago really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. In the 41st minute Ambrosio Garaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orvar Häll saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Per-Åke Holmgren hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Haroldo Jago to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Ambrosio Garaona made a precise shot to the right of Orvar Häll. Lillhärdal BF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. After 58 played minutes Lillhärdal BF got a freekick which was hit by Emanuel Svanberg. A collision led to C.A Huracan getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Evelio Filipo hit a great ball. Tony Ödman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Gregorio Velasco made a huge save. The supporters of Lillhärdal BF booed when C.A Huracan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Justo Eguntsenti didn't get a good kick on the ball. C.A Huracan's Gregorio Velasco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peder Bratt in the 69th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Egon Olsson in the 77th minute of play forced C.A Huracan's goalkeeper Gregorio Velasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gregorio Velasco made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Tony Ödman sent off a good shot on target. With an all-out effort, Lillhärdal BF's Gregorio Velasco threw himself towards the right post 83 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Peder Bratt, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a rather tough play, Lillhärdal BF's Petter Lund got a free kick in the 85th minute. 87 minutes into the game, Peder Bratt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lillhärdal BF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C.A Huracan the free kick. After 90 played minutes C.A Huracan got a freekick which was hit by Delmiro Francis. In the 94th minute, Haroldo Jago 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. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. C.A Huracan were victorious despite being under pressure from Lillhärdal BF for much of the match.