U18 World League

SAN MARINO
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mats Godholm made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to FC Snipers getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Jarl Nässén hit a great ball. Enrique Roano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lennart Svensson in the 6th minute of play. In the 7th minute Mats Godholm shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enrique Roano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Magne Ryberg kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. A collision led to FC Snipers getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Magne Ryberg hit a great ball. Enrique Roano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mats Godholm in the 20th minute of the match. In the 21st minute, Benicio Vincente hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Enrique Roano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mats Godholm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Olov Groth was out of position in the 29 minute of play, and Melquiades Rocio capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Melquiades Rocio really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mats Godholm in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Enrique Roano saved INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA from getting behind. After a rather tough play, FC Snipers's Ingvar Vedholm got a free kick in the 32nd minute. In the 33rd minute of the match Melquiades Rocio sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Olov Groth skillfully saved the ball. After the first half FC Snipers were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After 52 played minutes INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA got a freekick which was hit by Leonel Polentzi. Through an outstanding action, after 54 minutes, Enrique Roano successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Enrique Roano was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lennart Svensson showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 56 minute of play. A collision led to FC Snipers getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Ivan Johansson hit a great ball. 61 minutes into the match, Mats Godholm dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Enrique Roano, 1-4. The supporters of FC Snipers booed when INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filomeno Sindo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Enrique Roano made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Lennart Svensson sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's Leonel Polentzi got a free kick in the 78th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mats Godholm in the 81st minute of play forced INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's goalkeeper Enrique Roano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lennart Svensson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Enrique Roano made a huge save. In the 85th minute, Andreas Melberg 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. Enrique Roano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mats Godholm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mauricio Celipe hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. When Ingvar Vedholm came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the FC Snipers 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 Ingvar Vedholm couldn't finish the play. In the 96th minute Mats Godholm shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enrique Roano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Snipers played a much better game than INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA and deserved their victory. The INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.