U18 World League

Kjønstad
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eilert Hove got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Kjønstad BF's goal looked a bit too open when Uriel Villamil came free, but Christian Haug reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute, Patricio Saravia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christian Haug was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 14thth minute of the game Patricio Saravia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kjønstad BF's Christian Haug was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Patricio Saravia hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Christian Haug made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uriel Villamil in the 21st minute of play. Christian Haug made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uriel Villamil in the 21st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Kjønstad BF's zone, Patricio Saravia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christian Haug came out of the goal and Patricio Saravia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Christian Haug made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fortunato Denton in the 24th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Julian Clausen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kjønstad BF's supporters rose to their feet, but Julian Clausen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Estevan Sirens breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Fortunato Denton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christian Haug took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Quim Anziani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes into the match, Marcel Portusagasti had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christian Haug. Kjønstad BF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcel Portusagasti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 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 Patricio Saravia made a kick off. Eilert Hove might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Estevan Sirens. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eilert Hove ran back to his position shaking his head. Kent Eggum fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Estevan Sirens having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Patricio Saravia managed to get in a good position for a shot. ☠QUINTERO☠'s supporters rose to their feet, but Patricio Saravia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christian Haug breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 67 minutes into the match, Fredrik Iqbal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Estevan Sirens. ☠QUINTERO☠'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fredrik Iqbal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Estevan Sirens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eilert Hove in the 74th minute of the match. Christian Haug made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uriel Villamil in the 77th minute of play. Quim Anziani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian Haug having to interfere. ☠QUINTERO☠'s Patricio Saravia got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 89 minutes, Quim Anziani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ☠QUINTERO☠'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Quim Anziani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.