U18 World League

Blackwater Park
Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eskil Siöman started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Abuba Akotonon FC's Maximiliano Peruanton got a free kick in the 4th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ivar Uggstedt during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Abuba Akotonon FC booed when Panopticon 04 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivar Uggstedt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eskil Siöman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Benicio Txeru made a huge save. Fredrik Ljungberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Milton Giménez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, Panopticon 04's goal looked a bit too open when Fausto Abarca came free, but Fredrik Ljungberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benicio Txeru made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Eskil Siöman sent off a good shot on target. Daniel Cristofol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 36 minutes, Eskil Siöman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Panopticon 04 and the Abuba Akotonon FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 36 played minutes Panopticon 04 got a freekick which was hit by Eskil Siöman. Milton Giménez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Blas-Armando Giunta during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fulgencio Shepherd to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Panopticon 04's Eskil Siöman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benicio Txeru made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 56 minutes into the match, Abuba Akotonon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Steven Bergentz came free, but Benicio Txeru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Abuba Akotonon FC's Maximiliano Peruanton got a free kick in the 57th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Panopticon 04's Steven Bergentz tried to score from far away in the 57th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 62 minutes into the match, Abuba Akotonon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eskil Siöman came free, but Benicio Txeru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 63 played minutes Abuba Akotonon FC got a freekick which was hit by Maximiliano Peruanton. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eskil Siöman in the 64th minute of play forced Abuba Akotonon FC's goalkeeper Benicio Txeru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fredrik Ljungberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fulgencio Shepherd, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eskil Siöman in the 69th minute of play forced Abuba Akotonon FC's goalkeeper Benicio Txeru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th match minute, Abuba Akotonon FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Haroldo Suarez to maneuver through the defense. Olov Axelsson hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Fredrik Ljungberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Milton Giménez in the 80th minute. Panopticon 04's defense didn't have a chance, in the 83rd minute, when Fulgencio Shepherd scored to the left of an out of position Fredrik Ljungberg, making the score, 1-1. After 87 played minutes Abuba Akotonon FC got a freekick which was hit by Humberto Valerio. When Daniel Cristofol came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Abuba Akotonon FC 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 Daniel Cristofol couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Panopticon 04's Olov Axelsson got a free kick in the 91st minute. Panopticon 04 were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Abuba Akotonon FC to leave the ground with a draw.