U18 World League

El Gasómetro del Kяα
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lennart Lundhberg kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gösta Nordin in the 3rd minute of play forced KяαdivÄch3 FC's goalkeeper Gilberto Acuña to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute, Lennart Lundhberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pauliström's Josef Lundblad proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Pauliström from getting a goal against them. Emiliano Dabi kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Tomas Lagerberg struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Gilberto Acuña didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pauliström. Patricio Paul recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gilberto Acuña showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gösta Nordin in the 18th minute of the match. Josef Lundblad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Paul in the 20th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, KяαdivÄch3 FC's goal looked a bit too open when Linus Vollander came free, but Gilberto Acuña reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gösta Nordin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Josef Lundblad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Paul in the 29th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Patricio Paul had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Josef Lundblad. Pauliström's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Patricio Paul was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. 34 minutes into the match, Benjamin Löfgren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gilberto Acuña. KяαdivÄch3 FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benjamin Löfgren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. KяαdivÄch3 FC's Gilberto Acuña played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lennart Lundhberg in the 39th minute of play. Josef Lundblad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patricio Paul, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Patricio Paul was the one to do the kick off. After 53 minutes, Tomás Gizon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KяαdivÄch3 FC and the Pauliström players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 54th minute, Tomás Gizon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Patricio Paul fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josef Lundblad having to interfere. Gösta Nordin hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, KяαdivÄch3 FC's Reynaldo Rolado got a free kick in the 64th minute. Gilberto Acuña didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lennart Lundhberg went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. When Lennart Lundhberg fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pauliström's protests and gave Lennart Lundhberg a yellow card for diving instead. Benjamin Löfgren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Gilberto Acuña made a huge save. With a little luck, KяαdivÄch3 FC's Gilberto Acuña got control of the ball when John Granqvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lennart Lundhberg in the 76th minute of play forced KяαdivÄch3 FC's goalkeeper Gilberto Acuña to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gilberto Acuña made an important save on a dangerous shot by Linus Vollander in the 78th minute. In the 80th minute, Pauliström's Benjamin Löfgren dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. Adrian Glad kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Pauliström's zone, Patricio Paul stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Josef Lundblad came out of the goal and Patricio Paul tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When KяαdivÄch3 FC's Patricio Paul in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pauliström's goalie prevented a goal. Josef Lundblad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Paul in the 97th minute of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.