U18 World League

Estadio Pendex
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Elias Ek started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Roberto Abreu kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. A collision led to Pendex getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Roque Tanio hit a great ball. Pendex's Guaberto Orlandus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elias Ek in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacobo Pirro in the 14th minute of play forced PP Plessydask's goalkeeper Adrian Högberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adrian Högberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Eleazar in the 16th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Zacarias Maore took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Adrian Högberg to make any attempt to save it. After 27th play minutes Zacarias Maore shot 3-0, a short shot which went by Adrian Högberg and just under the crossbar into goal. Adrian Högberg made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Jacobo Pirro sent off a good shot on target. Adrian Högberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zacarias Maore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Demesio was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 38 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Pendex's Joel Demesio got a free kick in the 39th minute. Abel Bermudez hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jacobo Pirro was the one to do the kick off. Kaj Arenstedt hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. In the 54th minute of the match Zacarias Maore sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Adrian Högberg skillfully saved the ball. After 58 played minutes PP Plessydask got a freekick which was hit by Timmy Sander. Adrian Högberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacobo Pirro in the 61st minute of play. If Jacobo Pirro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pendex's Paulo Gimenez was substituted for Abel Bermudez. A collision led to Pendex getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Jacobo Pirro hit a great ball. Elias Ek scored 3-1 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Guaberto Orlandus, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zacarias Maore in the 79th minute of play forced PP Plessydask's goalkeeper Adrian Högberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Elias Ek fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PP Plessydask's protests and gave Elias Ek a yellow card for diving instead. In the 80th match minute, PP Plessydask was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elias Ek to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Jacobo Pirro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adrian Högberg was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Gösta Zander kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, Albano Barto notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of PP Plessydask's Adrian Högberg. Adrian Högberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. John Lundström charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed John Lundström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. John Lundström kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. In the 90th minute Albano Barto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrian Högberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 91 minutes into the game, Timmy Sander was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PP Plessydask's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pendex the free kick. After a rather tough play, PP Plessydask's Timmy Sander got a free kick in the 91st minute. Jacobo Pirro's late challenge caught a PP Plessydask's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jacobo Pirro helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Pendex getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Jacobo Pirro hit a great ball.