U18 World League

Yalaquer
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Jörlanda's Karl Mårtensson started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in Jörlanda's zone, Graziani Arada stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sven-Oskar Strömberg came out of the goal and Graziani Arada tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of ............ booed when Jörlanda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mark Kolberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Graziani Arada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Graziani Arada struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Sven-Oskar Strömberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ............. After 12 played minutes Jörlanda got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Runberg. After 13 minutes of play, ............'s Graziani Arada made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sven-Oskar Strömberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 19th minute Dan Falk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Javier Aubets saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute, Armando Gurendes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Asencio Golmayo might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sven-Oskar Strömberg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Asencio Golmayo ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Jörlanda's Sebastian Dalberg got a free kick in the 23rd minute. When Graziani Arada came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the ............ 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 Graziani Arada couldn't finish the play. Sven-Oskar Strömberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Graziani Arada in the 36th minute of the match. After 38 minutes Jörlanda's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Patricio Payva who took care of the corner kick.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Graziani Arada made a kick off. Jörlanda's Per-Åke Lundin suffered a sprained foot after 53 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Miguel Cuezba charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Miguel Cuezba the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Miguel Cuezba hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 60th minute, Mark Kolberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Mark Kolberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81st minute, Dan Falk 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. In the 83rd minute, Graziani Arada ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sven-Oskar Strömberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Graziani Arada recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. ............ were victorious despite being under pressure from Jörlanda for much of the match.