U18 World League

New Anfield
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Raimundo Mattin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 5 minutes into the game, IFK Tallkotte's Staffan Ekström nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Flavio Cidro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Flavio Cidro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Johan Arvidsson in the 8th minute of the match. Jaime Balasi kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Leandro Acuña received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. John Zachrisson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leandro Acuña fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without John Zachrisson having to interfere. John Zachrisson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anselmo Beltxe in the 21st minute of play. Anselmo Beltxe hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Staffan Ekström could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Flavio Cidro made a huge save. Åke Sjögren hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. After 29 played minutes Umbekannt87 got a freekick which was hit by Anselmo Beltxe. In the 30th match minute, IFK Tallkotte was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michael Hydén to maneuver through the defense. Umbekannt87's Flavio Cidro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Umbekannt87 from getting a goal against them. Ludwig Östlund charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ludwig Östlund the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee gave Umbekannt87 a penalty, 47 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Eleuterio Isaio, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of IFK Tallkotte's John Zachrisson. 1-1. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

IFK Tallkotte's John Zachrisson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Acuña in the 54th minute of play. Flavio Cidro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Staffan Ekström in the 55th minute of the match. Flavio Cidro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Staffan Ekström, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Staffan Ekström took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Flavio Cidro. Flavio Cidro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Flavio Cidro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Staffan Ekström, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Umbekannt87's zone, Johan Arvidsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Flavio Cidro came out of the goal and Johan Arvidsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 78 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when IFK Tallkotte's Staffan Ekström fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Flavio Cidro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Staffan Ekström's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. 91 minutes into the match, Umbekannt87's goal looked a bit too open when Staffan Ekström came free, but Flavio Cidro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Flavio Cidro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Staffan Ekström in the 92nd minute of play. If Staffan Ekström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. For all the effort they put into the match, the Umbekannt87 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for IFK Tallkotte.