U18 World League

José Amalfitani
Spectators: 7414 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 150) El Fortín de Floresta's Enzo Hug started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Bengt-Rune Broberg hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Kattvik kings's William Olsson got a free kick in the 8th minute. 10 minutes into the game, Hubert Holm was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kattvik kings's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Fortín de Floresta the free kick. A collision led to Kattvik kings getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Hubert Holm hit a great ball. Daniel Bermudo was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 13 minutes into the match. Daniel Bermudo hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, El Fortín de Floresta's Domingo Fraco got a free kick in the 14th minute. Alfonso Vimaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hubert Holm, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Alfonso Vimaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bengt-Rune Broberg in the 24th minute of play. A collision led to Kattvik kings getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. William Olsson hit a great ball. Gösta Jakobsson kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Helge Elg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Enzo Hug in the 28th minute. With his leg Helge Elg managed to avoid a goal in the 28thth minute, when El Fortín de Floresta's Enzo Hug fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to El Fortín de Floresta getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Feliberto Lizbeth hit a great ball. In the 46th match minute, Kattvik kings was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simon Colin to maneuver through the defense. Feliberto Lizbeth fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Helge Elg having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Karl-Åke Johansson to make the kick off. Kattvik kings's Helge Elg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simon Baumar in the 54th minute of play. Simon Baumar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Helge Elg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, El Fortín de Floresta's Alfonso Vimaro got control of the ball when Karl-Åke Johansson tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 71st match minute, Kattvik kings was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by William Olsson to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th match minute, El Fortín de Floresta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simon Baumar to maneuver through the defense. 82 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's goal looked a bit too open when Hubert Holm came free, but Alfonso Vimaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Kattvik kings booed when El Fortín de Floresta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paolo Cordeal didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute, Hubert Holm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Feliberto Lizbeth fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Helge Elg having to interfere. After 97 played minutes El Fortín de Floresta got a freekick which was hit by Justino Tohias. Kattvik kings's Bengt-Rune Broberg shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 97th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Alfonso Vimaro but with some difficulty. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.