U18 World League

DFS Little Stadium
Spectators: 7675 (Terracing: 5757, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Andaka Cueto made the kick off which started today's match. Simon Mattsson made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Telmo Miguéis sent off a good shot on target. Telmo Miguéis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Simon Mattsson made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Andaka Cueto kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Simon Mattsson. That made the score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Delta FS's Andaka Cueto slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Simon Mattsson. That made the score 2-0 after 8 minutes of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Telmo Miguéis during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 10 played minutes Delta FS got a freekick which was hit by Telmo Miguéis. Yuri Souto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aron Blomqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 15th minute, Claes Gunnarsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Surahammar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Adolfo Ramalho received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Simon Mattsson came out and tried to block the shot, but Adolfo Ramalho slotted it home off the left post making it 3-1 in the 19th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Adolfo Ramalho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Simon Mattsson. Surahammar's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adolfo Ramalho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. In the 30th minute, Aron Blomqvist 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. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Claes Gunnarsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Joel Amaro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Claes Gunnarsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Aron Blomqvist fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Surahammar's protests and gave Aron Blomqvist a yellow card for diving instead. Aron Blomqvist kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In the 55th minute, Andaka Cueto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Delta FS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. After a rather tough play, Delta FS's Humberto Bettencourt got a free kick in the 60th minute. Adolfo Ramalho's late challenge caught a Surahammar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adolfo Ramalho helped the player get up and apologised. Simon Mattsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adolfo Ramalho in the 65th minute of play. Surahammar's Simon Mattsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Telmo Miguéis in the 66th minute of play. When Alf Lindmark fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Surahammar's protests and gave Alf Lindmark a yellow card for diving instead. Alf Lindmark hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. 71 minutes into the game, Andaka Cueto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-1. Simon Mattsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 75 minutes into the game, Delta FS's Telmo Miguéis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Simon Mattsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-1. After 83 minutes of play, Delta FS's Telmo Miguéis made it 8-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Simon Mattsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Yuri Souto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicklas Hjortberg in the 86th minute of play. In the 93rd minute Telmo Miguéis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Mattsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 96 minutes into the game, Nicklas Hjortberg recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Yuri Souto. Nicklas Hjortberg showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 8-2. Delta FS walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.