U18 World League

Thunderdome
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Curro Huarte started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Mats Lundberg fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vykans Vikingar's protests and gave Mats Lundberg a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of ALPUJARRAS LIBRE booed when Vykans Vikingar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mats Lundberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Neron Gibert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jens Hafström in the 6th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Casper Göransson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Neron Gibert was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Vykans Vikingar's Folke Örnberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Curro Huarte in the 17th minute of play. When Ekialde Etxeberria fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's protests and gave Ekialde Etxeberria a yellow card for diving instead. Ekialde Etxeberria hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Neron Gibert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jens Hafström in the 21st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Casper Göransson got free with Neron Gibert in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sindo Fernandez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Folke Örnberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bo Wallman kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Folke Örnberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Curro Huarte in the 38th minute of the match. A collision led to ALPUJARRAS LIBRE getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Ekialde Etxeberria hit a great ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Bo Wallman made the kick off in the second half. Bernard Jaen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Folke Örnberg having to interfere. Arbidel Nadal kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. 55 minutes into the match, Sindo Fernandez dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Folke Örnberg, 1-1. Neron Gibert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bo Wallman in the 60th minute of play. Folke Örnberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Curro Huarte in the 63rd minute. When Bo Wallman came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Vykans Vikingar fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Bo Wallman couldn't finish the play. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Xosepe Morales was substituted for Bernard Jaen. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bo Wallman in the 77th minute of play forced ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's goalkeeper Neron Gibert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Vykans Vikingar's goal looked a bit too open when Sindo Fernandez came free, but Folke Örnberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 82 minutes into the game, Casper Göransson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vykans Vikingar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ALPUJARRAS LIBRE the free kick. In the 82nd minute, Casper Göransson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Sindo Fernandez came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the ALPUJARRAS LIBRE fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sindo Fernandez couldn't finish the play. 88 minutes into the match, ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's goal looked a bit too open when Mats Lundberg came free, but Neron Gibert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes into the game, Jens Hafström was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vykans Vikingar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ALPUJARRAS LIBRE the free kick. Jens Hafström hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sindo Fernandez in the 96th minute of play forced Vykans Vikingar's goalkeeper Folke Örnberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.