U18 World League

Gigante de Playmobil
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) After 6 minutes of play, Arye Suryoye's Kjell Ros made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Octavio Urritz was left in no man's land by his defense there! 22 minutes into the game, Joacim Ekblom was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arye Suryoye's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Los Playmobil FC the free kick. After 22 played minutes Arye Suryoye got a freekick which was hit by Joacim Ekblom. Ernesto Luar's late challenge caught a Arye Suryoye's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ernesto Luar helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Los Playmobil FC's Ernesto Luar got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Joacim Ekblom might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Octavio Urritz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joacim Ekblom ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joacim Ekblom in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Octavio Urritz saved Los Playmobil FC from getting behind. Octavio Urritz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kjell Ros in the 36th minute of play. Octavio Urritz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ian Lundgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Robert Ljungberg was out of position in the 42 minute of play, and Santos Ilazki capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Santos Ilazki really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Los Playmobil FC's Rene Frances slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Robert Ljungberg. That made the score 3-1 after 47 minutes of play.

The wind increased when Rene Frances made the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute, Rene Frances ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Robert Ljungberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Joacim Ekblom received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Octavio Urritz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Octavio Urritz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kjell Ros in the 66th minute. 67 minutes had been played when some careless play by Los Playmobil FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joacim Ekblom was slow to take the kick. During this time Arye Suryoye's players had a chance to rest. Joacim Ekblom received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Octavio Urritz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victorino Urre in the 78th minute of play forced Arye Suryoye's goalkeeper Robert Ljungberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arye Suryoye's Robert Ljungberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santos Ilazki in the 79th minute of play. After having played for 84 minutes, Victorino Urre managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Los Playmobil FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Victorino Urre was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Octavio Urritz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ian Lundgren in the 88th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Henrik Utfal during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Henrik Utfal hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Kjell Ros hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Los Playmobil FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Arye Suryoye had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.