U18 World League

San Saga
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alf-Inge Kruse kicked off to start the match. Espen Rishaug was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 4 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute, Atilano Fagildo sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Saga TF's Henrik Langholm didn't even have to move. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uriel Calvet in the 7th minute of play forced Saga TF's goalkeeper Henrik Langholm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Cosme Erramu fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Centenario Bohemio's protests and gave Cosme Erramu a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Centenario Bohemio's Cosme Erramu got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 11th minute, Maximino Vitin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jan-Frode Sørby blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Constantino Formerio having to make a save. In the 15th minute, Alfonso Montrell left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Centenario Bohemio fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After some careless play in the Saga TF defense, Uriel Calvet kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Henrik Langholm. The Saga TF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Henrik Langholm should have stopped the shot. Henrik Langholm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uriel Calvet in the 21st minute of play. Henrik Langholm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfonso Montrell, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 26 minutes into the game, Centenario Bohemio's Uriel Calvet nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Henrik Langholm made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfonso Montrell in the 34th minute of play forced Saga TF's goalkeeper Henrik Langholm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henrik Langholm didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Uriel Calvet went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. In the 39th minute, Uriel Calvet made a precise shot to the right of Henrik Langholm. Saga TF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Henrik Langholm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfonso Montrell, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The supporters of Centenario Bohemio booed when Saga TF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jens Garberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alfonso Montrell made a kick off. In the 57th match minute, Centenario Bohemio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Uriel Calvet to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jan-Frode Sørby in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Constantino Formerio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Henrik Langholm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfonso Montrell in the 63rd minute of play. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Saga TF's goalkeeper Henrik Langholm, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Saga TF getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Edvin Hodneland hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Per-Filip Østgaard 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. In the 73rd minute Uriel Calvet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrik Langholm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Saga TF's Henrik Langholm got control of the ball when Alfonso Montrell tried to sneak it across the goal line. Henrik Langholm was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Uriel Calvet showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 77 minute of play. In the 81st minute, Jens Garberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 84 minutes of play, Centenario Bohemio's Uriel Calvet made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Henrik Langholm was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jan-Frode Sørby received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Constantino Formerio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Henrik Langholm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uriel Calvet in the 97th minute of the match. The Centenario Bohemio players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.