U18 World League

White Hart Lane
Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5598, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eusebio Paskal started the match with the kick off. Klas Söderkvist struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Carmelo Nikola didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for White Hart Lane. After a rather tough play, Salmuera CP's Anacleto Astudillo got a free kick in the 5th minute. After having played for 15 minutes, Klas Söderkvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. White Hart Lane's supporters crossed their fingers, but Klas Söderkvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Eusebio Paskal put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of David Håning. The supporters of White Hart Lane booed when Salmuera CP was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robustiano Paulin didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Salmuera CP's Carmelo Nikola got control of the ball when Samuel Jonasson tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 41 played minutes White Hart Lane got a freekick which was hit by Klas Söderkvist. David Håning made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusebio Paskal in the 43rd minute of play. Klas Söderkvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Salmuera CP's Bernabe Leizarraga got a free kick in the 46th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Klas Söderkvist to make the kick off. David Håning showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ovidio Lucian in the 51st minute of the match. In the 53rd minute, Lars-Erik Bergsten got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 55 minutes of play, White Hart Lane's Lars-Erik Bergsten made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carmelo Nikola was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 62nd minute, Samuel Jonasson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Salmuera CP's goalkeeper Carmelo Nikola, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 73 minutes into the game, Samuel Jonasson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. White Hart Lane's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Salmuera CP the free kick. The supporters of Salmuera CP booed when White Hart Lane was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuel Jonasson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carmelo Nikola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klas Söderkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Samuel Jonasson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Salmuera CP's Carmelo Nikola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars-Erik Bergsten in the 82nd minute of play. Carmelo Nikola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars-Erik Bergsten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carmelo Nikola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klas Söderkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Carmelo Nikola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samuel Jonasson in the 89th minute of the match. In the 93rd minute, Klas Söderkvist left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The White Hart Lane fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. White Hart Lane fully deserved thier win.