U18 World League

Testebovallen
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jörn Hermansson made the kick off which started today's match. Estevam Cazares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernt Löfskog in the 3rd minute of the match. The supporters of Strömsbro IF booed when ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernat Masseda didn't get a good kick on the ball. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Estevam Cazares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ from getting a goal against them. The supporters of ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ booed when Strömsbro IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jörn Hermansson didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 15 minutes, Jörn Hermansson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Strömsbro IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jörn Hermansson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 23rd minute, Ivan Billberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Strömsbro IF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Jörn Hermansson kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Estevam Cazares. That made the score 3-0 in the 26 minute of play. If Goizeder Rabanal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd minute, one of ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦. After a rather tough play, Strömsbro IF's Jörn Hermansson got a free kick in the 41st minute. With a little luck, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Estevam Cazares got control of the ball when Ivan Billberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Estevam Cazares was a little too slow when Ivan Billberg got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 46th minute. The score was now 6-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 6-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Martxel Baezabal made a kick off. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Estevam Cazares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Billberg in the 61st minute of play. The supporters of ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ booed when Strömsbro IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hjalmar Ahlén didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pelle Andreasson was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Locaio Perdiz. The referee felt a red card was in order, 68 minutes into the game, when Xiao Ortubia put in a rough tackle. After 68 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦! Bernt Löfskog placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! 72 minutes into the match, Ivan Billberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Estevam Cazares. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ivan Billberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. 76 minutes into the match, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Billberg came free, but Estevam Cazares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Goizeder Rabanal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pelle Andreasson having to interfere. Estevam Cazares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Billberg in the 85th minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Martxel Baezabal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Strömsbro IF's Olle Fredriksson got a free kick in the 91st minute. Estevam Cazares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jörn Hermansson's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. The supporters of ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ booed when Strömsbro IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 98 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hjalmar Ahlén didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Locaio Perdiz came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ 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 Locaio Perdiz couldn't finish the play. Strömsbro IF walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.