U18 World League

CIUDADELA
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Orlando Sanduru started the match with the kick off. San Martin de Tucumán's Feliciano Chorche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fredrik Ström in the 3rd minute of play. In the 6th minute of the match, Orlando Sanduru tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Billy Johnsson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Billy Johnsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaspar Rosario in the 12th minute of play. When Vilgot Bergkvist fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lekparken FC's protests and gave Vilgot Bergkvist a yellow card for diving instead. In the 13th minute, Vilgot Bergkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Lekparken FC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Reine Ennegren hit a great ball. Billy Johnsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Sanduru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Lekparken FC's Vilgot Bergkvist got a free kick in the 27th minute. Billy Johnsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteban Savier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sakarias Kihlberg during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 33rd minute, one of Lekparken FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Lekparken FC. In the 39th minute, Ove Engström 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. After 43 played minutes Lekparken FC got a freekick which was hit by Ernst Grelsson. In the 44th minute of the match Simon Steven shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Billy Johnsson showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ove Engström scored 2-1 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Feliciano Chorche, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ove Engström stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Ove Engström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Lekparken FC's Ove Engström got a free kick in the 60th minute. Ove Engström succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-2 in the 62nd playminute. 67 minutes into the match, Lekparken FC's goal looked a bit too open when Esteban Savier came free, but Billy Johnsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Gaspar Rosario came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the San Martin de Tucumán 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 Gaspar Rosario couldn't finish the play. Billy Johnsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteban Savier in the 71st minute of play. Billy Johnsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Sanduru, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Billy Johnsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteban Savier in the 77th minute of play. A collision led to San Martin de Tucumán getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Antonio Gumaro hit a great ball. When Ove Engström came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Lekparken FC 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 Ove Engström couldn't finish the play. Wilfredo Iliana's late challenge caught a Lekparken FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wilfredo Iliana helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, San Martin de Tucumán's Wilfredo Iliana got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Feliciano Chorche made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ove Engström in the 84th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Sanduru in the 91st minute of play forced Lekparken FC's goalkeeper Billy Johnsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Billy Johnsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaspar Rosario in the 92nd minute of play. After 94 minutes of play, San Martin de Tucumán's Esteban Savier made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Billy Johnsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! San Martin de Tucumán's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.