U18 World League

Storängen
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) Charlie Lind made the kick off and thus started the match. Teofilo Laurgain made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charlie Lind in the 4th minute of play. In the 6th minute Sebastian Acevedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Ravelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thomas Ravelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Acevedo in the 7th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Sebastian Acevedo notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Segmon IF's Thomas Ravelli. Thomas Ravelli was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Francisco Chayo scored 0-3 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thomas Ravelli, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of E➣ PINCHARRATA booed when Segmon IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ture Elg didn't get a good kick on the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Segmon IF's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Acevedo came free, but Thomas Ravelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, E➣ PINCHARRATA's goalkeeper Teofilo Laurgain had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jens-Ove Axelsson. Higinio Uxio took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thomas Ravelli. Thomas Ravelli dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. 40 minutes into the match, Albano Bladi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thomas Ravelli. Segmon IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Albano Bladi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After some careless play in the Segmon IF defense, Albano Bladi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thomas Ravelli. The Segmon IF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thomas Ravelli should have stopped the shot. Teofilo Laurgain showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kaj Åberg in the 61st minute of the match. Francisco Chayo's late challenge caught a Segmon IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Francisco Chayo helped the player get up and apologised. Francisco Chayo might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thomas Ravelli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Francisco Chayo ran back to his position shaking his head. 68 minutes into the match, Segmon IF's goalkeeper Thomas Ravelli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sebastian Acevedo. Segmon IF's Thomas Ravelli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Segmon IF from getting a goal against them. Segmon IF's Thomas Ravelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Acevedo in the 72nd minute of play. In the 74th minute, Francisco Chayo 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. In the 75th minute, Jens-Ove Axelsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thomas Ravelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Acevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd minute, Tomas Brolin 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. Ture Elg hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Thomas Ravelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Acevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francisco Chayo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dag Asserlind kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Thomas Ravelli was out of position in the 93 minute of play, and Albano Bladi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Albano Bladi really showed his touch with that goal: 1-8. The audience was convinced that Sebastian Acevedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thomas Ravelli was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. The E➣ PINCHARRATA supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing E➣ PINCHARRATA would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.