U18 World League

3H Arena
Spectators: 7541 (Terracing: 5657, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) GangsTaz F. C.'s Jose Ignado started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of Hawelka Himalayan High booed when GangsTaz F. C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Ignado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gottfrid Almkvist who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 4thth minute tested the skills of Silverio Ignatius when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Gottfrid Almkvist took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Silverio Ignatius to make any attempt to save it. Claes Bokelund hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Jorge Txartiko kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. After having played for 17 minutes, Gottfrid Almkvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hawelka Himalayan High's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gottfrid Almkvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 19 minutes into the match, Hawelka Himalayan High's goal looked a bit too open when Jose Ignado came free, but Leo Sjöberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Hawelka Himalayan High's Karl-Magnus Ekberg got a free kick in the 19th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Hawelka Himalayan High's Gottfrid Almkvist slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Silverio Ignatius. That made the score 2-0 after 25 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gottfrid Almkvist in the 32nd minute of play forced GangsTaz F. C.'s goalkeeper Silverio Ignatius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silverio Ignatius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gottfrid Almkvist in the 34th minute of the match. GangsTaz F. C.'s Silverio Ignatius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gottfrid Almkvist in the 35th minute of play. In the 41st match minute, Hawelka Himalayan High was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gottfrid Almkvist to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Hawelka Himalayan High's Felix Johansson got a free kick in the 43rd minute. When GangsTaz F. C.'s Jose Ignado in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hawelka Himalayan High's goalie prevented a goal. Silverio Ignatius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gottfrid Almkvist in the 47th minute of play.

The wind increased when Gottfrid Almkvist made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Bernardo Nesto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leo Sjöberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Hawelka Himalayan High's zone, Bernardo Nesto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leo Sjöberg came out of the goal and Bernardo Nesto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 68 minutes into the match, Hawelka Himalayan High's goalkeeper Leo Sjöberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jose Ignado. Leo Sjöberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Nesto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hawelka Himalayan High's defense didn't have a chance, in the 72nd minute, when Fabio Beltza scored to the left of an out of position Leo Sjöberg, making the score, 2-1. The supporters of GangsTaz F. C. booed when Hawelka Himalayan High was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gottfrid Almkvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gottfrid Almkvist scored 3-1 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Silverio Ignatius, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fabio Beltza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Leo Sjöberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Bernardo Nesto came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the GangsTaz F. C. 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 Bernardo Nesto couldn't finish the play.