U18 World League

El Nido
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Isidro Gomez got the match started through his kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leo Milandt during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After having played for 5 minutes, Isidro Gomez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aves Negras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Isidro Gomez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Lawrence in the 9th minute of play forced Pheonix FC's goalkeeper Kim Steinthal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sam Folmersen kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the game, Vagner Kjellov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pheonix FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Aves Negras the free kick. In the 13th minute, one of Pheonix 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 Pheonix FC. In the 15th minute Isidro Gomez suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. The referee gave Aves Negras a penalty, 17 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Leo Lawrence, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Pheonix FC's Kim Steinthal. 1-0. After 21 played minutes Aves Negras got a freekick which was hit by Fausto Berenguer. After a rather tough play, Pheonix FC's Christian Resing got a free kick in the 22nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fausto Berenguer got free with Kim Steinthal in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Leo Lawrence fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kim Steinthal having to interfere. Leo Lawrence received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Kim Steinthal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Fausto Berenguer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Kim Steinthal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Leo Lawrence had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Leo Lawrence came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Aves Negras 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 Leo Lawrence couldn't finish the play. If Tommy Thernøe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leo Lawrence sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Leo Lawrence had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 75 minutes into the game, one of Pheonix FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Leo Lawrence shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. If Fausto Berenguer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 82 minutes into the match, Aves Negras's Leo Lawrence sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kim Steinthal narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tommy Thernøe during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 84th match minute, Pheonix FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tommy Thernøe to maneuver through the defense. 85 minutes into the game, Simon Isidor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aves Negras's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pheonix FC the free kick. After 85 played minutes Aves Negras got a freekick which was hit by Simon Isidor. In the 89th minute, Leo Lawrence left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Aves Negras fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0.