U18 World League

Gamla Ullevi
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aldo Shantala kicked off to start the match. FC Hans's Kurt Mager played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldo Shantala in the 5th minute of play. The supporters of Arroyito FC booed when FC Hans was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jimmy Dahlberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. 8 minutes into the game, Gösta Löfdahl was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Hans's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arroyito FC the free kick. In the 8th match minute, FC Hans was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gösta Löfdahl to maneuver through the defense. Astor Mikeldi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 12 minutes into the match, Arroyito FC's goal looked a bit too open when Per-Olof Jelm came free, but Ubaldo Jago reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arroyito FC's Ubaldo Jago played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Per-Olof Jelm in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th match minute, FC Hans was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gösta Löfdahl to maneuver through the defense. 16 minutes into the match, FC Hans's goal looked a bit too open when Aldo Shantala came free, but Kurt Mager reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 19 played minutes Arroyito FC got a freekick which was hit by Cecilio Vincent. In the 22nd minute, Dante Totakoxe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 31st minute, Stig Björklund left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Hans fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Kurt Mager took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aldo Shantala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kurt Mager came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Arroyito FC's Aldo Shantala. But to his dismay, Aldo Shantala quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. When Dante Totakoxe fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arroyito FC's protests and gave Dante Totakoxe a yellow card for diving instead. In the 45th match minute, Arroyito FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dante Totakoxe to maneuver through the defense. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stig Björklund to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Arroyito FC's Aldo Shantala got a free kick in the 52nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aldo Shantala got free with Kurt Mager in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kurt Mager made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Aldo Shantala sent off a good shot on target. Astor Mikeldi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stig Björklund in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ubaldo Jago saved Arroyito FC from getting behind. In the 71st minute, Edvard Karlsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 80 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Stig Björklund sped through Arroyito FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ubaldo Jago. In the 86th match minute, Arroyito FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dante Totakoxe to maneuver through the defense. When Eric Kellbom fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Hans's protests and gave Eric Kellbom a yellow card for diving instead. Astor Mikeldi kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. FC Hans were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Arroyito FC for a fine match.