U18 World League

Santa Filomena MELI
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Emanuel Eckegren got the match started through his kick off. Gustav Löfkvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Adriano Rebolledo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 12 minutes, Sarracino Mandiola managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club Deportivo Xpertin's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sarracino Mandiola was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 18 minutes into the game, Club Deportivo Xpertin's Sarracino Mandiola nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wiktor Kjellbom made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 22nd minute Rubén Palazuelos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wiktor Kjellbom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Real Calle's Wiktor Kjellbom proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Real Calle from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Real Calle's Manfred Vennerström got a free kick in the 28th minute. Adriano Rebolledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Berglund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rubén Palazuelos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wiktor Kjellbom made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sarracino Mandiola in the 38th minute. When Rubén Palazuelos came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Club Deportivo Xpertin 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 Rubén Palazuelos couldn't finish the play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sarracino Mandiola stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sarracino Mandiola received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Wiktor Kjellbom tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Robert Berglund's late challenge caught a Club Deportivo Xpertin's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Robert Berglund helped the player get up and apologised. Timeteo Guajardo hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Club Deportivo Xpertin defense, Charles Sundin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adriano Rebolledo. The Club Deportivo Xpertin fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adriano Rebolledo should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Real Calle getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Emanuel Eckegren hit a great ball. 86 minutes into the match, Real Calle's goal looked a bit too open when Stefano Avendaño came free, but Wiktor Kjellbom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute, Real Calle's Robert Berglund dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Real Calle walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.