U18 World League

Stephen A Smith IP
Spectators: 7406 (Terracing: 5645, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 30) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pudes Bachiller started the match with the kick off. Linus Hedlund kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Hans Uter took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Leo Puncet to make any attempt to save it. Inautzi Abreu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mats Eckegren having to make a save. After 13 played minutes FC Wingspan got a freekick which was hit by Christer Sander. In the 15th minute, Txanton Conde hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 18 played minutes FC Wingspan got a freekick which was hit by Wictor Hamnberg. In the 19th minute, Adrian Bruhn had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. After 19 minutes, Pudes Bachiller mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Oylimpiamos Ψ and the FC Wingspan players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 20th match minute, Oylimpiamos Ψ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pudes Bachiller to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot 22 in the game by Wictor Hamnberg from a close distance when the talented Leo Puncet managed to make a qualified save. Oylimpiamos Ψ's players were relieved. Pudes Bachiller fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mats Eckegren having to interfere. In the 30thth minute of the game Inautzi Abreu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Wingspan's Mats Eckegren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Leo Puncet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Jonsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Inautzi Abreu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Mats Eckegren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hibai Luna recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With 38 minutes on the clock, Elpidio Arbizu commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After a rather tough play, Oylimpiamos Ψ's Elpidio Arbizu got a free kick in the 39th minute. Axel Bammerman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 43rd minute, Hans Uter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pudes Bachiller kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

53 minutes into the match, FC Wingspan's Fabian Jonsson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leo Puncet narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Oylimpiamos Ψ's Pudes Bachiller in 55 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Mats Eckegren guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. 56 minutes into the match, FC Wingspan's goal looked a bit too open when Pudes Bachiller came free, but Mats Eckegren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mats Eckegren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pudes Bachiller in the 58th minute of play. Leo Puncet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabian Jonsson in the 59th minute of the match. Leo Puncet didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wictor Hamnberg went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 69th minute, Linus Hedlund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in FC Wingspan's zone, Pudes Bachiller stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mats Eckegren came out of the goal and Pudes Bachiller tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 83rd minute, Pudes Bachiller reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mats Eckegren. The goal made the score 2-2. In the 89th minute, Christer Sander left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Wingspan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Wictor Hamnberg kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. FC Wingspan's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.