U18 World League

José Sand
Spectators: 10832 (Terracing: 8125, Seating: 2491, VIP seats: 216) 2 minutes into the game, Emanuel Håkansson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Xentrias's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Acercate Y Patea de Lejos the free kick. Emanuel Håkansson kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's zone, Emanuel Håkansson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Delmiro Raebert came out of the goal and Emanuel Håkansson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Delmiro Raebert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Ingemarsson in the 8th minute of play. Amancio Gaizkine came free with the goalkeeper in the 10th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Maximilian Strömbom could save by the left post. Delmiro Raebert showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Ingemarsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 17th minute, Robert Ingemarsson made a precise shot to the right of Delmiro Raebert. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Ingemarsson in the 35th minute of play forced Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goalkeeper Delmiro Raebert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Delmiro Raebert took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Ingemarsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maximilian Strömbom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lázaro Llope, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Acercate Y Patea de Lejos booed when Xentrias was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joar Björk didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Lázaro Llope came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Acercate Y Patea de Lejos 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 Lázaro Llope couldn't finish the play. After 43 played minutes Xentrias got a freekick which was hit by Olle Säfström.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Emanuel Håkansson made a kick off. Xentrias's Maximilian Strömbom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santo Ciceron in the 54th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Xentrias's Emanuel Håkansson got a free kick in the 56th minute. A collision led to Acercate Y Patea de Lejos getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Cirilo Florinio hit a great ball. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Esteban Mambru was substituted for Amancio Gaizkine. The audience was convinced that Robert Ingemarsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Delmiro Raebert was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Maximilian Strömbom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Freddy Terciero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the match, Xentrias's goal looked a bit too open when Clodoveo Abecia came free, but Maximilian Strömbom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th match minute, Xentrias was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dan Uggstedt to maneuver through the defense. Maximilian Strömbom didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Clodoveo Abecia went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Maximilian Strömbom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteban Mambru in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st minute Humberto Salvator shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximilian Strömbom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maximilian Strömbom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clodoveo Abecia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maximilian Strömbom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esteban Mambru in the 93rd minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos had won after a very even match.