U18 World League

Reino de Vila-Walter
Spectators: 7828 (Terracing: 5872, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gerald Deulofeu started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ibar Serra got free with Sebastian Mattsson in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Villawalter City getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Gaizko Vera hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edvin Vedholm in the 11th minute of play forced Villawalter City's goalkeeper Gregorio Castillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gregorio Castillo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edvin Vedholm in the 13th minute of the match. Gregorio Castillo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bengt Berggren went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Sebastian Mattsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gerald Deulofeu in the 20th minute. In the 22nd minute, Edvin Vedholm got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Sebastian Mattsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gerald Deulofeu in the 24th minute. Gerald Deulofeu kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Niklas Löfkvist took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 28th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gregorio Castillo. Villawalter City's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Sebastian Mattsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerald Deulofeu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Robíño Football Club's Sebastian Mattsson got control of the ball when Gerald Deulofeu tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eddie Kjellkvist in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gregorio Castillo saved Villawalter City from getting behind. Eddie Kjellkvist recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 40th minute, Bengt Berggren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Robíño Football Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eddie Kjellkvist to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Villawalter City's goalkeeper Gregorio Castillo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bengt Berggren. Gregorio Castillo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eddie Kjellkvist in the 53rd minute of the match. Gregorio Castillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jens-Ove Lindkvist in the 54th minute of play. Gregorio Castillo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eddie Kjellkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eddie Kjellkvist who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 62ndth minute tested the skills of Gregorio Castillo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 70th minute, Villawalter City's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Jens-Ove Lindkvist fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Bengt Berggren's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gregorio Castillo firmly grabbed it by the left post. Sebastian Mattsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerald Deulofeu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 76 played minutes Villawalter City got a freekick which was hit by Ibar Serra. The supporters of Robíño Football Club booed when Villawalter City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Plauto Alvarez didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Jens-Ove Lindkvist managed to get in a good position for a shot. Robíño Football Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Jens-Ove Lindkvist was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gregorio Castillo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gregorio Castillo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jens-Ove Lindkvist went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edvin Vedholm got free with Gregorio Castillo in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Villawalter City's Gaizko Vera got a free kick in the 88th minute. A collision led to Robíño Football Club getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Edvin Vedholm hit a great ball. Mattias Berggren charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mattias Berggren the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 93rd minute, Mattias Berggren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 94 minutes of play, Villawalter City's Ibar Serra made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sebastian Mattsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Robíño Football Club supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Robíño Football Club would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.