U18 World League

EL MONUMENTAL
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luis Ubelteso got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Sagene IF's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Ubelteso came free, but Kjetil-André Garberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kjetil-André Garberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feliberto Benino in the 4th minute of the match. German Lizer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roald Fredheim, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as LOS MENTI's Feliberto Benino slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Kjetil-André Garberg. That made the score 1-1 after 20 minutes of play. After a rather tough play, Sagene IF's Fredrik Henden got a free kick in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Ubelteso in the 29th minute of play forced Sagene IF's goalkeeper Kjetil-André Garberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. German Lizer didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fredrik Henden went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In a very dangerous position, a player in LOS MENTI fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 42nd minute. Penalty! The referee gave Sagene IF a penalty, 45 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Fredrik Henden, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of LOS MENTI's German Lizer. 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fredrik Henden made a kick off. Francisco Loco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kjetil-André Garberg having to interfere. After having played for 61 minutes, Clemente Belasko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LOS MENTI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Clemente Belasko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Sagene IF's Roald Fredheim got a free kick in the 64th minute. After 67 minutes of play, Sagene IF's Fredrik Henden made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. German Lizer was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Francisco Loco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to LOS MENTI getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Luis Ubelteso hit a great ball. In the 79th match minute, Sagene IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roald Fredheim to maneuver through the defense. Ismael Loi kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. If Fredrik Henden had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Sagene IF booed when LOS MENTI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Feliberto Benino didn't get a good kick on the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Sagene IF's Noah Berdal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that German Lizer narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clemente Belasko in the 91st minute of play forced Sagene IF's goalkeeper Kjetil-André Garberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Clemente Belasko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Clemente Belasko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Sagene IF eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.