U18 World League

P. Strömberg Arena
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Anthon Sjöö got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Bernabe Ralondo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthias Larsfält saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the PP Plessydask defense, Bernabe Ralondo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Matthias Larsfält. The PP Plessydask fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Matthias Larsfält should have stopped the shot. When T€Tra brick FC's Arnaldo Abascal in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PP Plessydask's goalie prevented a goal. PP Plessydask's Matthias Larsfält played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Heli in the 11th minute of play. Anthon Sjöö struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Israel Abancens didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PP Plessydask. In the 15th minute, Gustavo Heli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Matthias Larsfält was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 18 minutes into the match, PP Plessydask's goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo Heli came free, but Matthias Larsfält reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 21 minutes into the game, T€Tra brick FC's Fausto Chuse nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matthias Larsfält made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. In a very dangerous position, a player in PP Plessydask fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 27th minute. Penalty! Matthias Larsfält showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leo Machado in the 32nd minute of the match. Bror Björklund charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bror Björklund the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Boris Alegren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to T€Tra brick FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Roberto Flor hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bernabe Ralondo made a kick off. If Gustavo Heli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Matthias Larsfält made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo Heli in the 56th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Bernabe Ralondo could shoot a difficult shot in the 59th minute, which Matthias Larsfält however easily saved by the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as T€Tra brick FC's Gustavo Heli slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Matthias Larsfält. That made the score 0-6 after 64 minutes of play. 68 minutes into the match, PP Plessydask's goalkeeper Matthias Larsfält had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bernabe Ralondo. Baldomero Rameriz struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Matthias Larsfält didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for T€Tra brick FC. 71 minutes into the game, T€Tra brick FC's Eliseo Dominic nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matthias Larsfält made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. After 79 minutes of play, T€Tra brick FC's Bernabe Ralondo made it 0-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Matthias Larsfält was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of PP Plessydask booed when T€Tra brick FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliseo Dominic didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Boris Alegren came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the PP Plessydask 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 Boris Alegren couldn't finish the play. Israel Abancens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anthon Sjöö in the 86th minute of the match. Matthias Larsfält showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Heli in the 94th minute of the match. T€Tra brick FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.