U18 World League

Los Matadores SXXI
Spectators: 7548 (Terracing: 5668, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Nicholas Sveen started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Nicholas Sveen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Benedicto Orkatz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emilio Frasquito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nils-Johan Due having to interfere. Nils-Johan Due made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emilio Frasquito in the 13th minute. Elpidio Paul received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Nils-Johan Due tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, AC Mizeria's Elias Hay got a free kick in the 20th minute. Nils-Johan Due was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Elpidio Paul. After 23 played minutes AC Mizeria got a freekick which was hit by Håkon Raa. Bjørn Hårstad hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Cuervos Galácticos's Emilio Frasquito got a free kick in the 29th minute. After 31 played minutes AC Mizeria got a freekick which was hit by Nicholas Sveen. Nicholas Sveen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 36 minutes into the game, Amador Jusepe was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cuervos Galácticos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AC Mizeria the free kick. A collision led to Cuervos Galácticos getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Amador Jusepe hit a great ball. Egil Sandmo took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benedicto Orkatz. Benedicto Orkatz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 42 played minutes AC Mizeria got a freekick which was hit by Kenneth Lundgren. Nicholas Sveen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benedicto Orkatz having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Egil Sandmo during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Elpidio Paul to make the kick off. Nils-Johan Due showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Uriel Jacindo, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. The Cuervos Galácticos fans' excitement grew in the 62nd match minute when Cuervos Galácticos's Emilio Frasquito looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 69th minute, Egil Sandmo 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. A collision led to AC Mizeria getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Egil Sandmo hit a great ball. If Elpidio Paul had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nicholas Sveen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 79th minute Saturnino Teodor suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Nicholas Sveen's late challenge caught a Cuervos Galácticos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nicholas Sveen helped the player get up and apologised. After 80 played minutes AC Mizeria got a freekick which was hit by Nicholas Sveen. Nils-Johan Due showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elpidio Paul, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Fernan Isadore struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Nils-Johan Due didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cuervos Galácticos. Nils-Johan Due showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elpidio Paul in the 89th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the match, Cuervos Galácticos's goalkeeper Benedicto Orkatz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Egil Sandmo. Nicholas Sveen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. AC Mizeria's Egil Sandmo suffered a sore foot after 95 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gerardo Steven during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Cuervos Galácticos getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Gerardo Steven hit a great ball. Kai Jørgensen might have been able to make a better finish in the 98th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benedicto Orkatz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kai Jørgensen ran back to his position shaking his head. The AC Mizeria supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing AC Mizeria would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.