U18 World League

Stade Olympique
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tiziano Pirlo made the kick off which started today's match. Artemio Eutropio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Max Dahlman having to interfere. 6 minutes into the game, Brahim Charradi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AC 1986 Vinalito the free kick. The supporters of AC 1986 Vinalito booed when Étoile Sportive Du Sahel was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brahim Charradi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sebastian Bergsten hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Max Dahlman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavio Magdaleno in the 8th minute of play. Conny Granberg hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Nils-Erik Lövkvist kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 21st minute, Sven-Edvin Lundström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Max Dahlman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavio Magdaleno in the 24th minute of play. Max Dahlman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiziano Pirlo in the 28th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the match, Sofiane Charradi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lucio Eate, 1-0. In the 34th minute, Tiziano Pirlo made a precise shot to the right of Max Dahlman. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Max Dahlman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiziano Pirlo, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. With a little luck, AC 1986 Vinalito's Lucio Eate got control of the ball when Brahim Charradi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jim Frisck hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Sofiane Charradi made the kick off in the second half. AC 1986 Vinalito's Lucio Eate played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sofiane Charradi in the 51st minute of play. In the 51st match minute, AC 1986 Vinalito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artemio Eutropio to maneuver through the defense. Kristoffer Kämpe's late challenge caught a AC 1986 Vinalito's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kristoffer Kämpe helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Kristoffer Kämpe got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 55th minute, Tiziano Pirlo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Max Dahlman was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. 59 minutes into the match, Tiziano Pirlo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Max Dahlman, 1-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Tiziano Pirlo managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC 1986 Vinalito's supporters rose to their feet, but Tiziano Pirlo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Max Dahlman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brahim Charradi in the 71st minute of play forced AC 1986 Vinalito's goalkeeper Lucio Eate to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Artemio Eutropio during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Étoile Sportive Du Sahel booed when AC 1986 Vinalito was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artemio Eutropio didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 73 played minutes, Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Nils-Erik Lövkvist shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lucio Eate 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 Étoile Sportive Du Sahel reached it. In the 74th match minute, AC 1986 Vinalito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filomeno Steven to maneuver through the defense. In the 76th match minute, AC 1986 Vinalito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Melquiades Ixidor to maneuver through the defense. Artemio Eutropio hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. When Kristoffer Kämpe was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 94 minutes had been played. Max Dahlman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Abaunza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched AC 1986 Vinalito eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.