U18 World League

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Spectators: 7540 (Terracing: 5656, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) When Marco Selatse fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cuervos AFC's protests and gave Marco Selatse a yellow card for diving instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nils-Åke Billvall in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adolfo Ubarna prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nereo Cresenciano in the 8th minute of play forced Hockeysnubbarnas BK's goalkeeper Jan-Erik Lenberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jan-Erik Lenberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gregorio Maju went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Nereo Cresenciano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jan-Erik Lenberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gregorio Maju, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Nils-Åke Billvall's late challenge caught a Cuervos AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nils-Åke Billvall helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Hockeysnubbarnas BK's Nils-Åke Billvall got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Jan-Erik Lenberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nereo Cresenciano's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. In the 26th minute Nils-Åke Billvall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adolfo Ubarna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adolfo Ubarna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nils-Åke Billvall in the 27th minute of play. Adolfo Ubarna had great luck who in the 28thth minute grab hold of the ball when Nils-Åke Billvall from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Hockeysnubbarnas BK's Nils-Åke Billvall got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Måns Forsberg's late challenge caught a Cuervos AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Måns Forsberg helped the player get up and apologised. In the 32nd minute, Måns Forsberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adolfo Ubarna made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nils-Åke Billvall in the 41st minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Hockeysnubbarnas BK's Nils-Åke Billvall slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Adolfo Ubarna. That made the score 1-2 after 43 minutes of play. When Dag Bagge fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hockeysnubbarnas BK's protests and gave Dag Bagge a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Hockeysnubbarnas BK getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Dag Bagge hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pablo Bernebe to make the kick off. Teofilo Belarmo hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Måns Forsberg in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adolfo Ubarna prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 58 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Nils-Åke Billvall sped through Cuervos AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Adolfo Ubarna. After having played for 63 minutes, Måns Forsberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hockeysnubbarnas BK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Måns Forsberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 66 minutes into the match, Cuervos AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Nils-Åke Billvall came free, but Adolfo Ubarna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Cuervos AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Nils-Åke Billvall came free, but Adolfo Ubarna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Cuervos AFC's Saverio Pepillo got a free kick in the 71st minute. Adolfo Ubarna stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nils-Åke Billvall's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. After a rather tough play, Hockeysnubbarnas BK's Isac Alström got a free kick in the 75th minute. Adolfo Ubarna stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nils-Åke Billvall's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. When Morgan Haraldsson fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hockeysnubbarnas BK's protests and gave Morgan Haraldsson a yellow card for diving instead. In the 86th match minute, Cuervos AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Selatse to maneuver through the defense. After 91 minutes, Isac Alström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hockeysnubbarnas BK and the Cuervos AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 92 minutes into the match, Hockeysnubbarnas BK's goal looked a bit too open when Pablo Bernebe came free, but Jan-Erik Lenberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 94 minutes of play, Hockeysnubbarnas BK's Dag Bagge made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adolfo Ubarna was left in no man's land by his defense there!