U18 World League

Stade de la Mosson
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Santiago Ruy took the kick off in the first half of the match. 9 minutes into the match, TILCARA F C's goalkeeper Conrado Lonzo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Per-Åke Eriksson. Göran Ambjörnsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santiago Ruy in the 11th minute of the match. The supporters of TILCARA F C booed when Samurai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lars Björkdal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Santiago Ruy's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Göran Ambjörnsson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. Lars Björkdal took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Conrado Lonzo. Conrado Lonzo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. A collision led to TILCARA F C getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Jeremias Baraquiel hit a great ball. TILCARA F C's Santiago Ruy got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 26th match minute, Samurai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bo Svanström to maneuver through the defense. Mario Restu hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. When Per-Oskar Andberg came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Samurai 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 Per-Oskar Andberg couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Samurai booed when TILCARA F C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eloy Jerrold didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rd match minute, TILCARA F C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eloy Jerrold to maneuver through the defense. In the 33rd minute, Sverker Vik 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 audience thought a goal was coming when Per-Åke Eriksson got free with Conrado Lonzo in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lars Björkdal's late challenge caught a TILCARA F C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lars Björkdal helped the player get up and apologised. After 43 minutes, Sixto Hats mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TILCARA F C and the Samurai players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Björkdal in the 48th minute of play forced TILCARA F C's goalkeeper Conrado Lonzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When Per-Åke Eriksson came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Samurai 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 Per-Åke Eriksson couldn't finish the play. In the 54th minute, Lars Björkdal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Conrado Lonzo was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Conrado Lonzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Per-Åke Eriksson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Conrado Lonzo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Björkdal in the 62nd minute of play. Lars Björkdal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Conrado Lonzo having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Samurai's zone, Santiago Ruy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Göran Ambjörnsson came out of the goal and Santiago Ruy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Conrado Lonzo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Björkdal in the 78th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the match, TILCARA F C's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Björkdal came free, but Conrado Lonzo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Conrado Lonzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Per-Åke Eriksson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Conrado Lonzo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexander Gustafsson in the 81st minute of play. TILCARA F C's Conrado Lonzo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Björkdal in the 84th minute of play. Conrado Lonzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Per-Åke Eriksson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Sixto Hats managed to get in a good position for a shot. TILCARA F C's supporters rose to their feet, but Sixto Hats was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Göran Ambjörnsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Santiago Ruy came free with the goalkeeper in the 92nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Göran Ambjörnsson could save by the left post. 92 minutes into the match, Santiago Ruy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Göran Ambjörnsson. Samurai's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Santiago Ruy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Conrado Lonzo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Björkdal in the 97th minute of the match. TILCARA F C's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.