U18 World League

La Cascada Cordobesa
Spectators: 7659 (Terracing: 5746, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Aurelio Pero made the kick off which started today's match. When Tage Classon fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Mongols's protests and gave Tage Classon a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to The Mongols getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Tage Classon hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, Manantiales Fc's Stig-Åke Andberg threw himself towards the right post 3 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Aurelio Pero, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a little luck, The Mongols's Stig-Åke Andberg got control of the ball when Aurelio Pero tried to sneak it across the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Manantiales Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Tage Classon came free, but Haroldo Charro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 12 played minutes The Mongols got a freekick which was hit by William Tunström. Stig-Åke Andberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isidoro Ibañez in the 13th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aurelio Pero got free with Stig-Åke Andberg in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Manantiales Fc's Haroldo Charro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tage Classon in the 17th minute of play. Mattias Söderlund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Silvano Gauargi hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Celso Dino got free with Stig-Åke Andberg in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Haroldo Charro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mattias Söderlund in the 33rd minute of the match. Haroldo Charro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tage Classon in the 38th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mattias Söderlund in the 40th minute of play forced Manantiales Fc's goalkeeper Haroldo Charro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Haroldo Charro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mattias Söderlund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alf Kock in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Haroldo Charro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, The Mongols's Carl Gustavsson got a free kick in the 45th minute. In the 46th minute, Carl Gustavsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Cecilio Egoi from long distance, 47 minutes into the match, got Stig-Åke Andberg's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

With a little luck, Manantiales Fc's Haroldo Charro got control of the ball when Tage Classon tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 57 minutes, Mattias Söderlund made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Manantiales Fc's Haroldo Charro tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Mattias Söderlund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Haroldo Charro made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Tage Classon sent off a good shot on target. The Mongols's Mattias Söderlund got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 70th minute, Tage Classon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 72 played minutes, Manantiales Fc's Celso Dino shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Stig-Åke Andberg came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Manantiales Fc reached it. In the 75th minute, Aurelio Pero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manantiales Fc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 83rd minute Mattias Söderlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haroldo Charro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Isidoro Ibañez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stig-Åke Andberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. The Manantiales Fc support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.