U18 World League

The Mountain Park
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mattias Markusson got the match started through his kick off. Björkö BK's Allan Pihl proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Björkö BK from getting a goal against them. If Mariano Alvarez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ulf Larsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 7 minutes into the game, Mattias Markusson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Erick Fernandez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 12th match minute, ★ Lobos FC ★ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudio Bentos to maneuver through the defense. In the 15th minute Mattias Markusson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erick Fernandez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mattias Markusson in the 22nd minute of play forced ★ Lobos FC ★'s goalkeeper Erick Fernandez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, ★ Lobos FC ★'s Fidel Mondragon got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Erick Fernandez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mattias Markusson, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Cesar Oporto's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 26thth minute, Allan Pihl skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 29th minute, Alex Persson 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. Malcolm Gustafsson lost his temper 32 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Björkö BK fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 31st minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Allan Pihl, was totally fooled by ★ Lobos FC ★'s Mariano Alvarez, who 33 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. After a rather tough play, ★ Lobos FC ★'s Dennys Rivero got a free kick in the 36th minute. In the 39th minute Alex Persson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erick Fernandez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Allan Pihl was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Claudio Bentos. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

In the 51st match minute, Björkö BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Sundström to maneuver through the defense. Freddie Vestberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Allan Pihl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Alvarez in the 66th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Björkö BK's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Alvarez came free, but Allan Pihl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 70 played minutes Björkö BK got a freekick which was hit by Ulf Larsson. If Cesar Oporto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 73rd minute, Ulf Larsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Allan Pihl stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cesar Oporto's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. Allan Pihl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Barreto, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. After some careless play in the Björkö BK defense, Cesar Oporto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Allan Pihl. The Björkö BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Allan Pihl should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Alvarez in the 85th minute of play forced Björkö BK's goalkeeper Allan Pihl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Allan Pihl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Alvarez in the 87th minute of the match. 92 minutes into the match, Björkö BK's goal looked a bit too open when Cesar Oporto came free, but Allan Pihl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cesar Oporto in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Allan Pihl saved Björkö BK from getting behind. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ★ Lobos FC ★ fans cheered their team off the field, for while Björkö BK had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.