U18 World League

Francisco Coniglio
Spectators: 7584 (Terracing: 5689, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) After 3 played minutes, No Gravity FC's Emil Söderqwist shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Aldo Rafel came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in No Gravity FC reached it. In the 4th minute, Caricancha's Claudio Beltza seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Claudio Beltza the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Caricancha protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Claudio Beltza had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 4 minutes into the game, one of Caricancha:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Aldo Rafel had in the 7thth minute some difficulties stopping Babak Savage's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After a long run with the ball, Babak Savage did a trick in the 7th minute in front of Caricancha's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 0-1. An impressive performance by No Gravity FC's Babak Savage! After 12 played minutes No Gravity FC got a freekick which was hit by Axel Ahlroht. Aldo Rafel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ludvig Skark in the 14th minute of the match. Aldo Rafel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ludvig Skark's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. 18 minutes into the game, No Gravity FC's Ralf Jernberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aldo Rafel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After 21 minutes of play, No Gravity FC's Ludvig Skark made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aldo Rafel was left in no man's land by his defense there! Aldo Rafel came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by No Gravity FC's Hicham Savage. But to his dismay, Hicham Savage quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Caricancha's Aldo Rafel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan-Olof Löfgren in the 30th minute of play. Elias Milio kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Hicham Savage scored 0-6 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aldo Rafel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to No Gravity FC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Jan-Olof Löfgren hit a great ball. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ludvig Skark stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ludvig Skark fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aldo Rafel having to interfere. In the 58th minute of the match Emil Söderqwist shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aldo Rafel showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Aldo Rafel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hicham Savage, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ludvig Skark could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Aldo Rafel made a huge save. Aldo Rafel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hicham Savage went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. Emil Söderqwist hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Joaquin Matthew recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Caricancha's Aldo Rafel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ralf Jernberg in the 74th minute of play. A collision led to No Gravity FC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Gert Odman hit a great ball. After having played for 77 minutes, Joaquin Matthew managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Caricancha's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joaquin Matthew was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Emil Söderqwist kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Caricancha's Joaquin Matthew got a free kick in the 79th minute. In the 84th minute, Babak Savage sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Caricancha's Aldo Rafel didn't even have to move. After some careless play in the Caricancha defense, Hicham Savage kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aldo Rafel. The Caricancha fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aldo Rafel should have stopped the shot. Babak Savage charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Babak Savage the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Babak Savage kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Ludvig Skark could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Aldo Rafel made a huge save. No Gravity FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.