U18 World League

Calcio ParadisOval
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Håkan Dalberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 10 played minutes LA VIOLA got a freekick which was hit by Kalle Nordgren. Niclas Svanberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Pere, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Håkan Dalberg was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 15th minute. LA VIOLA's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. If Amadeo Policarpio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Tomas Pere's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Niclas Svanberg was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Echale FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lorenzo Bertol in the 22nd minute. 26 minutes into the match, Echale FC's goalkeeper Cosme Reynardo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Birger Grep. Cosme Reynardo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Håkan Dalberg showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 27 minute of play. Lorenzo Bertol charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lorenzo Bertol the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lorenzo Bertol hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. After 41 minutes of play, Echale FC's Tomas Pere made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Niclas Svanberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! Amadeo Policarpio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Niclas Svanberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Niclas Svanberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Pere, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 51st minute, Echale FC's Tomas Pere dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. After having played for 56 minutes, Birger Grep managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LA VIOLA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Birger Grep was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Mariano Aztore took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Niclas Svanberg to make any attempt to save it. The supporters of Echale FC booed when LA VIOLA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Håkan Dalberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Niclas Svanberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Pere in the 71st minute of the match. If Tomas Pere had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77th minute Håkan Dalberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cosme Reynardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Echale FC's Cosme Reynardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tommy Dahlkvist in the 78th minute of play. Håkan Dalberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 85th match minute, LA VIOLA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fred Pettersson to maneuver through the defense. Tomas Pere received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Niclas Svanberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 95th minute, Tomas Pere 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. The Echale FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.