U18 World League

Cola Fogosa
Spectators: 7966 (Terracing: 5976, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 158) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leo Tome started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Saverio Ermano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joar Helström kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After 5 minutes, Joar Helström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Heren Istarion and the Charmander City players grew even worse after the yellow card. Joar Helström hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Konrad Stephansson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leo Tome in the 6th minute. When Fabio Valery fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Charmander City's protests and gave Fabio Valery a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Charmander City's Fabio Valery got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 12th minute, Sebastian Svartengren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Villiam Juhlin in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Inocencio Anaya saved Charmander City from getting behind. In the 15th minute, Charmander City's Saverio Ermano ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Konrad Stephansson. Konrad Stephansson yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. After 20 played minutes The Heren Istarion got a freekick which was hit by Jörgen Blom. In the 24th minute, Saverio Ermano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Charmander City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 29th minute, one of Charmander City:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Charmander City. Jörgen Blom shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. 36 minutes into the game, Charmander City's Saverio Ermano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Konrad Stephansson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. After 42 played minutes Charmander City got a freekick which was hit by Dionisio Romano. Dionisio Romano charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dionisio Romano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 45th minute of the game. One of Charmander City:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of The Heren Istarion:s goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Villiam Juhlin to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Olof Holm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Konrad Stephansson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardino Gaur in the 53rd minute of the match. Sebastian Svartengren kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Konrad Stephansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardino Indalecio, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 63rd minute, Villiam Juhlin made a precise shot to the right of Inocencio Anaya. Charmander City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jakob Andreasson during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jakob Andreasson kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Leo Tome struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Konrad Stephansson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Charmander City. Inocencio Anaya made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Kennet Möller sent off a good shot on target. In the 86th minute The Heren Istarion were awarded a corner. Jörgen Blom went to the cornerflag to take it. After some careless play in the The Heren Istarion defense, Fabio Valery kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Konrad Stephansson. The The Heren Istarion fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Konrad Stephansson should have stopped the shot. With 95 minutes on the clock, Severiano Incendio commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Charmander City fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 94th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 96 minutes, The Heren Istarion's Jörgen Blom got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Inocencio Anaya. The Charmander City support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.