U18 World League

Stadium of Mercy
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Stefan Landin kicked off to start the match. If Nicanor Jon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Göran Klint fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evelio Crispo having to interfere. Valentin Strömbom fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evelio Crispo having to interfere. In the 12th minute Karl-Johan Söderberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evelio Crispo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tiburcio Diagur fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl-Erik Kihlman having to interfere. After 16 played minutes Club Atletico Juanita got a freekick which was hit by Ernesto Nevada. After 21 minutes, Domingos Luar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Atletico Juanita and the Brothers of Mercy players grew even worse after the yellow card. Domingos Luar kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Valentin Strömbom charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valentin Strömbom the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Brothers of Mercy getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Valentin Strömbom hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nicanor Jon in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Karl-Erik Kihlman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by Brothers of Mercy's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Filomeno Thomas was slow to take the kick. During this time Club Atletico Juanita's players had a chance to rest. Filomeno Thomas made a great header on Club Atletico Juanita's corner, it was just that Brothers of Mercy's Karl-Erik Kihlman managed to reach the ball for a save. Evelio Crispo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Göran Klint in the 28th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Club Atletico Juanita's Rolando Gorbea got a free kick in the 28th minute. Rolando Gorbea charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rolando Gorbea the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rolando Gorbea kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Nevada in the 36th minute of play forced Brothers of Mercy's goalkeeper Karl-Erik Kihlman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute, Stefan Landin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Evelio Crispo. The goal made the score 1-0. If Ernesto Nevada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karl-Erik Kihlman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicanor Jon, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Rolando Gorbea made the kick off in the second half. Karl-Erik Kihlman came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Club Atletico Juanita's Ernesto Nevada. But to his dismay, Ernesto Nevada quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 62 minutes into the match, Brothers of Mercy's goalkeeper Karl-Erik Kihlman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rolando Gorbea. Karl-Erik Kihlman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Fe in the 63rd minute of play. Göran Klint's late challenge caught a Club Atletico Juanita's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Göran Klint helped the player get up and apologised. Göran Klint kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. The supporters of Club Atletico Juanita booed when Brothers of Mercy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustav Forssberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Brothers of Mercy's Karl-Erik Kihlman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Brothers of Mercy from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Brothers of Mercy getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Valentin Strömbom hit a great ball. In the 83rd minute of the match, Rolando Gorbea got a very nice opportunity to score, but Karl-Erik Kihlman was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.