U18 World League

Estadio Gastres
Spectators: 7743 (Terracing: 5809, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) Gastres FC's Raul Fresco started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Johannes Håkansson got in the 4th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Raul Stanislao handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Johannes Håkansson took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Raul Stanislao. Raul Stanislao dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 13 minutes into the match, Gastres FC's goal looked a bit too open when Johannes Håkansson came free, but Raul Stanislao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gastres FC's Raul Stanislao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Algot Biörkman in the 19th minute of play. Eustacio Nikola kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Gastres FC's goal looked a bit too open when Algot Biörkman came free, but Raul Stanislao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Algot Biörkman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raul Stanislao having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abelardo Tristan during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Abelardo Tristan hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Per Rydberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Raul Stanislao tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 35th play minutes Johannes Håkansson shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Raul Stanislao and just under the crossbar into goal. Niclas Allbom made an important save on a dangerous shot by Raul Fresco in the 40th minute. The supporters of Gastres FC booed when Joxa mé trasan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henry Martinsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Johannes Håkansson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Niclas Allbom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raul Fresco in the 56th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Joxa mé trasan's Johannes Håkansson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Raul Stanislao. That made the score 0-3 after 58 minutes of play. When Joxa mé trasan's Algot Biörkman in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gastres FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Algot Biörkman in the 67th minute of play forced Gastres FC's goalkeeper Raul Stanislao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute, Jeremias Panpili left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gastres FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Henry Martinsson took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Raul Stanislao to make any attempt to save it. 90 minutes into the game, Jeremias Panpili was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gastres FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Joxa mé trasan the free kick. A collision led to Gastres FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Jeremias Panpili hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Johannes Håkansson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Joxa mé trasan's supporters rose to their feet, but Johannes Håkansson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raul Stanislao breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Per Rydberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raul Stanislao read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. In the 95th match minute, Joxa mé trasan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Algot Biörkman to maneuver through the defense. Joxa mé trasan's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.