U18 World League

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Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Yalapa's Joel Estebano 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jonatan Åkerström during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 4 played minutes Bearnaise EA got a freekick which was hit by Jonatan Åkerström. When Gaston Lluques fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Yalapa's protests and gave Gaston Lluques a yellow card for diving instead. After 11 played minutes Yalapa got a freekick which was hit by Gaston Lluques. Everardo Sal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonatan Åkerström in the 12th minute of play. Mårten Alström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 15th minute, Joel Estebano reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Agne Aronsson. The goal made the score 1-0. Joel Estebano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Agne Aronsson made a huge save. In the 19th minute of the match, Joel Estebano got a very nice opportunity to score, but Agne Aronsson was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Ricardo Clis struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Agne Aronsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Yalapa. 23 minutes into the match, Jonatan Åkerström notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Yalapa's Everardo Sal. Everardo Sal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Agne Aronsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joel Estebano went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Joel Estebano's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Agne Aronsson firmly grabbed it by the left post. If Ricardo Clis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Agne Aronsson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Joel Estebano showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 36 minute of play. In the 46th minute, Mårten Alström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Nemesio Rojelio in the 47th minute really tested Agne Aronsson's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bo-Erik Melin to strike the kick off in the second half. Yalapa's Joel Estebano got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Agne Aronsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Estebano in the 69th minute of the match. After 71 played minutes Bearnaise EA got a freekick which was hit by Jonatan Åkerström. Peter Sjöö hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute, Joel Estebano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Agne Aronsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Clis in the 77th minute of play forced Bearnaise EA's goalkeeper Agne Aronsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 83 minutes in the game Conny Källberg did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Mårten Alström. Agne Aronsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Clis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Everardo Sal made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Peter Sjöö sent off a good shot on target. When the referee ended the match the Yalapa players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.