U18 World League

A Gentle Touch Arena
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alonzo Eguen kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, Eleven Nation Army's Wiktor Jakobsson dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 8 minutes into the match, Jan-Olof Kjellman notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of United.SF's Delmiro Veto. Delmiro Veto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alonzo Eguen in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joar Lilja prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Jan-Olof Kjellman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eleven Nation Army's Joar Lilja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aquilino Gipuzkoa in the 18th minute of play. When Ivar Ståhlman fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Eleven Nation Army's protests and gave Ivar Ståhlman a yellow card for diving instead. In the 21st match minute, Eleven Nation Army was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivar Ståhlman to maneuver through the defense. If Osvaldo Ursino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 25 played minutes United.SF got a freekick which was hit by Victorio Lizer. Delmiro Veto was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Mikael Österlund. The supporters of United.SF booed when Eleven Nation Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wiktor Jakobsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. 37 minutes into the match, Harry Thedin notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of United.SF's Delmiro Veto. Delmiro Veto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Osvaldo Ursino fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored United.SF's protests and gave Osvaldo Ursino a yellow card for diving instead. Osvaldo Ursino hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. In the 42nd match minute, United.SF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aquilino Gipuzkoa to maneuver through the defense. Alonzo Eguen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joar Lilja having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Alonzo Eguen's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 52ndth minute, Joar Lilja skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Alonzo Eguen hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 57th match minute, United.SF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Osvaldo Ursino to maneuver through the defense. Delmiro Veto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan-Olof Kjellman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Delmiro Veto didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Eleven Nation Army's Wiktor Jakobsson shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Jan-Olof Kjellman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 80 minutes into the match, United.SF's goal looked a bit too open when Harry Thedin came free, but Delmiro Veto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Joar Lilja managed to avoid a goal in the 81stth minute, when United.SF's Alonzo Eguen fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. United.SF's Osvaldo Ursino pulled a muscle in his leg after 81 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Mikael Örnberg charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mikael Örnberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 88 minutes into the game, Nicasio Maiorga was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. United.SF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Eleven Nation Army the free kick. A collision led to United.SF getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Nicasio Maiorga hit a great ball. Mikael Örnberg kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Aquilino Gipuzkoa's late challenge caught a Eleven Nation Army's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aquilino Gipuzkoa helped the player get up and apologised.