U18 World League

DON CONCETTO PALOMBI
Spectators: 7724 (Terracing: 5729, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ludvig Wik took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquin Rosio in the 8th minute of play forced Zlatan BK's goalkeeper Kjell Grönberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 10 played minutes Zlatan BK got a freekick which was hit by Gottfrid Rönn. In the 11th minute, Augusto Osasun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kjell Grönberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Augusto Osasun in the 19th minute. 20 minutes into the game, Matias Florinio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bendito Sea El Fernet's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zlatan BK the free kick. The supporters of Zlatan BK booed when Bendito Sea El Fernet was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matias Florinio didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 21 played minutes, Zlatan BK's Ludvig Wik shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nemesio Firman 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 Zlatan BK reached it. Kjell Grönberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Augusto Osasun in the 25th minute. A collision led to Bendito Sea El Fernet getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Fabio Machado hit a great ball. In the 34thth minute of the game Ludvig Wik who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bendito Sea El Fernet's Nemesio Firman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 46 minutes, Niceto Lluciano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bendito Sea El Fernet and the Zlatan BK players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bendito Sea El Fernet's Niceto Lluciano got a free kick in the 46th minute. Nemesio Firman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ludvig Wik in the 47th minute of play. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Augusto Osasun to make the kick off. Dante Mogel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 53rd minute, Augusto Osasun 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. Oliver Molander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nemesio Firman having to interfere. Kjell Grönberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Machado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd match minute, Bendito Sea El Fernet was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joaquin Rosio to maneuver through the defense. Fabio Machado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. During the 75th minute of the match Matias Florinio completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Matias Florinio a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Augusto Osasun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Kjell Grönberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ludvig Wik kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Fabio Machado hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. After 86 played minutes Zlatan BK got a freekick which was hit by Jens-Ove Henriksson. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Bendito Sea El Fernet fans cheered their team off the field, for while Zlatan BK had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.