U18 World League

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Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zacarias Escobar took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rönnöfors FF's Ture Stenman got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Per-Erik Ekman sped through Regresado's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Eustaquio Oxarra. Per-Erik Ekman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Eustaquio Oxarra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Rönnöfors FF getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Ture Stenman hit a great ball. In the 14th minute, Zacarias Escobar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Per-Erik Ekman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eustaquio Oxarra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Per-Erik Ekman in the 17th minute of the match. In the 19th minute, Evelio Kelemen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute, Per-Erik Ekman 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. Zacarias Escobar got his second yellow card in the match during the 25th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Regresado getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Zacarias Escobar hit a great ball. In the 27th minute Per-Erik Ekman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eustaquio Oxarra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute, Rosendo Lobo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 30th minute Ture Stenman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eustaquio Oxarra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute, Marciano Herena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Per-Erik Ekman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eustaquio Oxarra having to interfere. In the 36th minute Per-Erik Ekman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eustaquio Oxarra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Regresado's Eustaquio Oxarra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ture Stenman in the 37th minute of play. Eustaquio Oxarra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Per-Erik Ekman in the 38th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Regresado's goal looked a bit too open when Ture Stenman came free, but Eustaquio Oxarra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Regresado's Eustaquio Oxarra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ture Stenman in the 46th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Per-Erik Ekman to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ture Stenman got free with Eustaquio Oxarra in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 55 played minutes Rönnöfors FF got a freekick which was hit by Per-Erik Ekman. Per-Erik Ekman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Eustaquio Oxarra made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Ture Stenman sent off a good shot on target. After 63 played minutes Regresado got a freekick which was hit by Segundo Bidun. After 64 played minutes, Rönnöfors FF's Kim Gunnarsson shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Eustaquio Oxarra came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Rönnöfors FF reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Per-Erik Ekman in the 66th minute of play forced Regresado's goalkeeper Eustaquio Oxarra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eustaquio Oxarra was a little too slow when Per-Erik Ekman got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 68th minute. The score was now 0-3. Per-Erik Ekman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eustaquio Oxarra having to interfere. Niclas Åkerman kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. In the 77th minute, Rönnöfors FF's Birger Apelkvist seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Birger Apelkvist the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Rönnöfors FF protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Birger Apelkvist had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 77 minutes into the game, one of Rönnöfors FF:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Vincent Olofsson went to the wrong direction when Segundo Bidun was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. The supporters of Regresado booed when Rönnöfors FF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andreas Gunnarsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ture Stenman struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Eustaquio Oxarra didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rönnöfors FF. When Ture Stenman came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Rönnöfors FF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ture Stenman couldn't finish the play. If Ture Stenman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ture Stenman scored 0-4 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eustaquio Oxarra, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rönnöfors FF's Ture Stenman got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Regresado fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Rönnöfors FF were clearly better and deserved to take the win.