U18 World League

Parken
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Xines Herriaga kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xines Herriaga in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erik Öberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 10th minute Xines Herriaga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erik Öberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Erik Öberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Franklin Polo went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Erik Öberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zosimo Guadiana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erik Öberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xines Herriaga in the 17th minute of the match. Erik Öberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xines Herriaga in the 19th minute of play. IFK Stockholm's attentive Billy Siggman managed to snatch the ball when Reyes Villazan made a throw-in in the 22nd minute of the game. In the 26th minute Xines Herriaga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erik Öberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the game, Xines Herriaga cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Erik Öberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 32nd minute, Ordóñez Cuesta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Taltum FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. When Egil Bagge came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the IFK Stockholm 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 Egil Bagge couldn't finish the play. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Brian Wennerberg made the kick off in the second half. Erik Öberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franklin Polo in the 52nd minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, IFK Stockholm's goalkeeper Erik Öberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ordóñez Cuesta. After a rather tough play, IFK Stockholm's Brian Wennerberg got a free kick in the 56th minute. Brian Wennerberg took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Valencia Cifuentes. Valencia Cifuentes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. In the 63rd minute, Brian Wennerberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Franklin Polo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erik Öberg having to interfere. Erik Öberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franklin Polo, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Jacinto Subijana could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Erik Öberg made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jacinto Subijana got free with Erik Öberg in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Erik Öberg was a little too slow when Franklin Polo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 79th minute. The score was now 1-5. Franklin Polo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erik Öberg having to interfere. Billy Siggman's late challenge caught a Taltum FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Billy Siggman helped the player get up and apologised. Billy Siggman hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Erik Öberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabricio Borines, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erik Öberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Xines Herriaga went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-7 was the resulting score. Taltum FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.