U18 World League

Fågelmara Arena
Spectators: 7728 (Terracing: 5797, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Krister Lundström started the match with the kick off. John Granberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Alberto Alonso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute, Fågelmara IK's Krister Lundström dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Rodrigo Astudillo was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 14 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Krister Lundström got free with Fidelio Herboso in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. John Granberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miren Guilisasti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. John Granberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miren Guilisasti in the 24th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Odol Bianchi in the 25th minute of play forced Fågelmara IK's goalkeeper John Granberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Josef Söderström in the 29th minute of play forced U. de Tarapacá's goalkeeper Fidelio Herboso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Miren Guilisasti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but John Granberg was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. The supporters of Fågelmara IK booed when U. de Tarapacá was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Javier Carreto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Miren Guilisasti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. U. de Tarapacá's Fidelio Herboso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrik Hedenskog in the 37th minute of play. Odol Bianchi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without John Granberg having to interfere. In the 43rd match minute, U. de Tarapacá was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miren Guilisasti to maneuver through the defense. 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.

In the 55th match minute, U. de Tarapacá was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Ferrada to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Fågelmara IK's John Granberg got control of the ball when Odol Bianchi tried to sneak it across the goal line. 62 minutes into the game, Henrik Hedenskog was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fågelmara IK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U. de Tarapacá the free kick. Henrik Hedenskog hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Miren Guilisasti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Fågelmara IK's zone, Miren Guilisasti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. John Granberg came out of the goal and Miren Guilisasti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fidelio Herboso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Josef Söderström in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 83rd match minute, U. de Tarapacá was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miren Guilisasti to maneuver through the defense. After 87 minutes, Miren Guilisasti mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U. de Tarapacá and the Fågelmara IK players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 87th match minute, U. de Tarapacá was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miren Guilisasti to maneuver through the defense. 88 minutes into the match, U. de Tarapacá's goal looked a bit too open when Henrik Hedenskog came free, but Fidelio Herboso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Josef Söderström in the 90th minute of play forced U. de Tarapacá's goalkeeper Fidelio Herboso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Odol Bianchi kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Fågelmara IK fans cheered their team off the field, for while U. de Tarapacá had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.