U18 World League

Sunken Arena
Spectators: 7591 (Terracing: 5694, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jesper Håkansson got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Sunkens Surtröjor getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Axel Möller hit a great ball. In the 6th minute, Angel Santalla made a precise shot to the right of Helge Bäckström. Sunkens Surtröjor's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Malte Gerdberg kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. The supporters of Valleslona F.C. booed when Sunkens Surtröjor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jack Holmgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rafa Nadal struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Helge Bäckström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Valleslona F.C.. Helge Bäckström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Koldo Costa in the 13th minute of the match. In the 15th minute Koldo Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helge Bäckström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karl-Johan Lekberg charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Karl-Johan Lekberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Isaac Cazorla made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Ingvar Waller sent off a good shot on target. When Hurko Bermudez fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Valleslona F.C.'s protests and gave Hurko Bermudez a yellow card for diving instead. Valleslona F.C.'s Rafa Nadal got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Enzo Reyes kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rafa Nadal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Valleslona F.C. booed when Sunkens Surtröjor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benjamin Vollander didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Xines Saboya from long distance, 55 minutes into the match, got Helge Bäckström's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Rafa Nadal scored 0-2 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Helge Bäckström, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Malte Gerdberg charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Malte Gerdberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Helge Bäckström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urtsin Herrera in the 62nd minute of the match. After 63 played minutes Sunkens Surtröjor got a freekick which was hit by Jesper Håkansson. Hurko Bermudez hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Malte Gerdberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isaac Cazorla having to interfere. Ingvar Waller hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Helge Bäckström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Enzo Reyes in the 83rd minute. In the 84th minute Angel Santalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helge Bäckström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, Sunkens Surtröjor's goal looked a bit too open when Urtsin Herrera came free, but Helge Bäckström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Valleslona F.C.'s Hurko Bermudez slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Helge Bäckström. That made the score 0-3 after 90 minutes of play. Valleslona F.C.'s players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.