U18 World League

EL GRAN HULK STADIUM
Spectators: 7825 (Terracing: 5870, Seating: 1799, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Perutxo Diego started the match with the kick off. 10 minutes into the match, FC NORDLAND's goal looked a bit too open when Perutxo Diego came free, but Lukas Matsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Jairo Taramona hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Bengt Falkrans managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC NORDLAND's supporters rose to their feet, but Bengt Falkrans was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oliviero Vados breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Håkan Wiklund received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Oliviero Vados tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oliviero Vados showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Klintæus in the 25th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Gabriel Klintæus put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Oliviero Vados. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Klintæus in the 28th minute of play forced E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goalkeeper Oliviero Vados to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Marcos Sagastia hit a great ball. Håkan Wiklund recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th 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 Jan-Åke Nilsson during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to FC NORDLAND getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Jan-Åke Nilsson hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Francisco Sesma managed to get in a good position for a shot. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s supporters rose to their feet, but Francisco Sesma was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lukas Matsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, FC NORDLAND's Jan-Åke Nilsson got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The supporters of FC NORDLAND booed when E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rubio Echaitia didn't get a good kick on the ball. The E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC NORDLAND were winning 0-1.

E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Oliviero Vados proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® from getting a goal against them. Kjell Vollander was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 59th minute. FC NORDLAND's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. FC NORDLAND made a substitution. Leo Eckegren replaced Joakim Fransson. 61 minutes into the match, FC NORDLAND's Kjell Vollander sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Oliviero Vados narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lukas Matsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Perutxo Diego in the 63rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Håkan Wiklund managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC NORDLAND's supporters rose to their feet, but Håkan Wiklund was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oliviero Vados breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 78th minute, Perutxo Diego hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Oliviero Vados made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gabriel Klintæus in the 80th minute. The supporters of E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® booed when FC NORDLAND was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aron Bållström didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Jan-Åke Nilsson was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 86 minutes had been played. In the 87th minute, Jan-Åke Nilsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Jurgi Perma got a free kick in the 94th minute. Bengt Falkrans was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 94th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. FC NORDLAND's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.