U18 World League

Santiago Guatemala
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Robin Esbjörnsson took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jimmy Göransson's late challenge caught a Real Madrid de Guatemala's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jimmy Göransson helped the player get up and apologised. After recieving a nice pass, Real Madrid de Guatemala's Julio Villacorta tried to score from far away in the 6th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. If Ulrik Kihlman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rolando Ortiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isaac Söderström having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Pimentel in the 18th minute of play forced Aro FC's goalkeeper Isaac Söderström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rolando Ortiz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Isaac Söderström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robin Esbjörnsson in the 28th minute of play forced Real Madrid de Guatemala's goalkeeper Shawn Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute, Robin Esbjörnsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Shawn Cruz was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 31st minute, Kåre Månsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ulrik Kihlman's late challenge caught a Real Madrid de Guatemala's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ulrik Kihlman helped the player get up and apologised. In the 33rd minute, Ulrik Kihlman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Aro FC's zone, Rolando Ortiz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Isaac Söderström came out of the goal and Rolando Ortiz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 36th minute, Real Madrid de Guatemala's Rolando Ortiz ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Isaac Söderström. Isaac Söderström yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. 39 minutes into the game, Adolfo Duarte was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Madrid de Guatemala's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Aro FC the free kick. After 39 played minutes Real Madrid de Guatemala got a freekick which was hit by Adolfo Duarte. Aro FC's Isaac Söderström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Pimentel in the 45th minute of play. Isaac Söderström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Pimentel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Aro FC's Ulrik Kihlman got his second yellow card of the match in the 55th minute. The referee ordered Ulrik Kihlman off the ground. Ulrik Kihlman hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Isaac Söderström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adolfo Duarte, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Isaac Söderström came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Real Madrid de Guatemala's Jorge Pimentel. But to his dismay, Jorge Pimentel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Isaac Söderström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Pimentel in the 67th minute of the match. In the 68th minute, Adolfo Duarte made a precise shot to the right of Isaac Söderström. Aro FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Jorge Pimentel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Isaac Söderström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jorge Pimentel took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Isaac Söderström. Isaac Söderström dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Rolando Ortiz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Madrid de Guatemala's supporters rose to their feet, but Rolando Ortiz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Isaac Söderström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 81st match minute, Aro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvar Vennerdal to maneuver through the defense. Benjamín Medrano took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 82nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Isaac Söderström. Aro FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of Real Madrid de Guatemala booed when Aro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alvar Vennerdal didn't get a good kick on the ball. 96 minutes into the match, Aro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rolando Ortiz came free, but Isaac Söderström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Real Madrid de Guatemala were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Aro FC for a fine match.