U18 World League

FCB Stadium
Spectators: 7591 (Terracing: 5694, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Georg Arvidsson kicked off to start the match. Armando Foro made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Sixten Eriksson sent off a good shot on target. In the 11th minute, FC Blåvitt's Georg Arvidsson dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. With a little luck, Deportivo Tachito's Armando Foro got control of the ball when Sixten Eriksson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Armando Foro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sixten Eriksson in the 18th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Deportivo Tachito's goal looked a bit too open when Sixten Eriksson came free, but Armando Foro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st minute, Henrik Åström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Karl-Erik Björnberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lisandro Igon kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Reine Sundberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jimeno Elodio in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th minute Aureliano Eusko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reine Sundberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonatan Llanos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Karl-Erik Björnberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jimeno Elodio was the one to do the kick off. After 59 played minutes FC Blåvitt got a freekick which was hit by Rune Wickander. Jimeno Elodio succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 60th playminute. In the 63rd minute Sixten Eriksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Foro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute Sixten Eriksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Foro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Erik Björnberg in the 66th minute of play forced Deportivo Tachito's goalkeeper Armando Foro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the match, Deportivo Tachito's goal looked a bit too open when Sixten Eriksson came free, but Armando Foro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Gavino Martino notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of FC Blåvitt's Reine Sundberg. Reine Sundberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 78th minute, Justino Feliz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Reine Sundberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Gavino Martino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jimeno Elodio got free with Reine Sundberg in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jonatan Llanos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armando Foro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Georg Arvidsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Deportivo Tachito supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Deportivo Tachito would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.