U18 World League

Ravens Stadium
Spectators: 7736 (Terracing: 5803, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Erling Hellkvist started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s Raimundo Remicio got a free kick in the 15th minute. Alonzo Benet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erling Hellkvist in the 16th minute of the match. After 23 minutes, Domingo Norino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ. and the NovaStella FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 29th match minute, NovaStella FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Söderberg to maneuver through the defense. In the 40th match minute, Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serafino Elivareo to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to NovaStella FK getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Hannes Holmberg hit a great ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Domingo Norino in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Patrick Almkvist prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Felix Söderberg kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Aaron Endira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patrick Almkvist was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Felix Eusko charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Felix Eusko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 58 played minutes Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ. got a freekick which was hit by Felix Eusko. In the 63rd match minute, NovaStella FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mikael Duset to maneuver through the defense. Domingo Norino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 77th minute, Sven-Åke Hellström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 80 minutes into the match, NovaStella FK's goal looked a bit too open when Carolo Egoi came free, but Patrick Almkvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the NovaStella FK defense, Domingo Norino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Patrick Almkvist. The NovaStella FK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Patrick Almkvist should have stopped the shot. Tim Sandell hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. NovaStella FK's Patrick Almkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domingo Norino in the 89th minute of play. 90 minutes into the game, Tobias Kullgren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NovaStella FK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ. the free kick. The supporters of Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ. booed when NovaStella FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tobias Kullgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. 94 minutes into the match, Aaron Endira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Patrick Almkvist. NovaStella FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aaron Endira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ. fans cheered their team off the field, for while NovaStella FK had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.