U18 World League

La Patria es el Otro
Spectators: 6970 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1020, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcos Cordairo got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dennis Myhr in the 4th minute of play forced Espirillo FC's goalkeeper Isaac Delfino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute of the match, Dario Vincent tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Niclas Allbom saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With an all-out effort, Espirillo FC's Niclas Allbom threw himself towards the right post 6 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Dario Vincent, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 7th match minute, Joxa mé trasan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximilian Wester to maneuver through the defense. Espirillo FC's Silvio Vidal got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Isaac Delfino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henry Martinsson in the 10th minute of play. Niclas Allbom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvio Vidal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Isaac Delfino didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Henry Martinsson went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 22 minutes into the match, Henry Martinsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Isaac Delfino. Espirillo FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Henry Martinsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 38 minutes into the game, Silvio Vidal recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Niclas Allbom. Silvio Vidal showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. With a little luck, Joxa mé trasan's Niclas Allbom got control of the ball when Marcos Cordairo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 45th minute, Johannes Håkansson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Joxa mé trasan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. The Espirillo FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Joxa mé trasan were winning 1-3.

51 minutes into the match, Johannes Håkansson notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Espirillo FC's Isaac Delfino. Isaac Delfino was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 54 played minutes Espirillo FC got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Vigil. Dennis Myhr could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Isaac Delfino made a huge save. Johannes Håkansson scored 1-5 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Isaac Delfino, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Johannes Håkansson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isaac Delfino having to interfere. After having played for 64 minutes, Silvio Vidal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Espirillo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Silvio Vidal 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 71st minute, Joxa mé trasan's Johannes Håkansson dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-6. 75 minutes into the game, Johannes Håkansson lined in a short shot 1-7 behind a frustrated Isaac Delfino. Arsenio Ferrando kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Joxa mé trasan's Niclas Allbom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Porfirio in the 85th minute of play. Isaac Delfino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dennis Myhr in the 89th minute of the match. After 91 minutes, Marcos Cordairo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Espirillo FC and the Joxa mé trasan players grew even worse after the yellow card. Joxa mé trasan made a substitution. Christoffer Bivall replaced Sixten Sandwall. A collision led to Espirillo FC getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Marcos Cordairo hit a great ball. Hermengildo Oto's late challenge caught a Joxa mé trasan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hermengildo Oto helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Espirillo FC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Hermengildo Oto hit a great ball. When the match was over Joxa mé trasan could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Espirillo FC throughout the match.