U18 World League

CSK
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ragnar Löfgren started the match with the kick off. Ignacio Jauregui's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Harry Axelsson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Ansuro Morales hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. George Tomasson was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 8th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Ragnar Löfgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leo Petersson hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Quinton Pujol acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 21st minute, took the ball on the long shot from George Tomasson. Ragnar Löfgren might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Quinton Pujol. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ragnar Löfgren ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Los Colegas del Barrio's Quinton Pujol got control of the ball when Ragnar Löfgren tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 36th minute, Ignacio Jauregui left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Los Colegas del Barrio fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Xalo Gonzalez charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Xalo Gonzalez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 46th match minute, Los Colegas del Barrio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xalo Gonzalez to maneuver through the defense. Ingvar Söderqvist could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Quinton Pujol made a huge save. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pio Prieto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ragnar Löfgren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Quinton Pujol tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 57 minutes, Pio Prieto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Los Colegas del Barrio and the Med Gang FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Los Colegas del Barrio's Pio Prieto got a free kick in the 57th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ragnar Löfgren in the 58th minute of play forced Los Colegas del Barrio's goalkeeper Quinton Pujol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th match minute, Los Colegas del Barrio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Heriberto Benito to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Ragnar Löfgren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Quinton Pujol was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Los Colegas del Barrio's Xesc Astudillo was substituted for Xabier Roman. George Tomasson kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Quinton Pujol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ragnar Löfgren in the 71st minute of play. Harry Axelsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Jauregui in the 79th minute of the match. The supporters of Los Colegas del Barrio booed when Med Gang FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ragnar Löfgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ingvar Söderqvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Quinton Pujol having to interfere. A collision led to Med Gang FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Kjell Zachrisson hit a great ball. 91 minutes into the match, Med Gang FC's goal looked a bit too open when Heriberto Benito came free, but Harry Axelsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Harry Axelsson made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Pio Prieto sent off a good shot on target. 96 minutes into the match, Los Colegas del Barrio's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Petersson came free, but Quinton Pujol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Los Colegas del Barrio eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.