U18 World League

PLAYSTATION BOWL
Spectators: 7625 (Terracing: 5720, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) A hard shot 3 in the game by Adan Francho from a close distance when the talented Ebbe Høgenhaug managed to make a qualified save. Vestegnens Betonhelte's players were relieved. Ebbe Høgenhaug stood somewhat misplaced when Adan Francho came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 3 minute. If Abelardo Raitin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Vestegnens Betonhelte fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 9th minute. Penalty! The supporters of Vestegnens Betonhelte booed when WINNING ELEVEN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Erramu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 15 played minutes WINNING ELEVEN got a freekick which was hit by Nicanor Santana. Ebbe Høgenhaug showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rigoberto Hechter in the 18th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Svend Blomner in the 24th minute of play forced WINNING ELEVEN's goalkeeper Serafino Polo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Vestegnens Betonhelte's Bjarne Eigil got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 30th minute Rigoberto Hechter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ebbe Høgenhaug saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ebbe Høgenhaug made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rigoberto Hechter in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st minute, William Ren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Rigoberto Hechter managed to get in a good position for a shot. WINNING ELEVEN's supporters rose to their feet, but Rigoberto Hechter was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ebbe Høgenhaug breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Adan Francho hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, WINNING ELEVEN's Ermegildo Otsando got a free kick in the 39th minute. In the 40th minute, Svend Blomner sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and WINNING ELEVEN's Serafino Polo didn't even have to move. 43 minutes into the match, Svend Blomner notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of WINNING ELEVEN's Serafino Polo. Serafino Polo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 48 played minutes Vestegnens Betonhelte got a freekick which was hit by Askild Tofteby. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Adan Francho was the one to do the kick off. Adan Francho charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adan Francho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 60th minute Rigoberto Hechter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ebbe Høgenhaug saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 60 played minutes Vestegnens Betonhelte got a freekick which was hit by Jakob Tollesen. After 69 played minutes WINNING ELEVEN got a freekick which was hit by Adan Francho. Marcial Rafel charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcial Rafel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 78 minutes into the game, one of WINNING ELEVEN:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 80th minute there was a penalty for Vestegnens Betonhelte. Svend Blomner stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Serafino Polo. 1-2. Vestegnens Betonhelte's Ebbe Høgenhaug played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rigoberto Hechter in the 84th minute of play. After 85 played minutes WINNING ELEVEN got a freekick which was hit by Adan Francho. In the 86th match minute, WINNING ELEVEN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rigoberto Hechter to maneuver through the defense. After 92 minutes, Ivar Orry mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vestegnens Betonhelte and the WINNING ELEVEN players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 92nd minute, Ivar Orry hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rigoberto Hechter in the 93rd minute of play forced Vestegnens Betonhelte's goalkeeper Ebbe Høgenhaug to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The WINNING ELEVEN manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Vestegnens Betonhelte to win.