U18 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Antti Enola kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Tequileros FC booed when Manchester United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pyry Hagman didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 11th minute Victoriano Tartalo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eelis Heinikainen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Genaro Lopes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eelis Heinikainen having to interfere. Antti Enola could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Nicolas Mel made a huge save. A collision led to Tequileros FC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Victoriano Tartalo hit a great ball. In the 27th minute, Victoriano Tartalo made a precise shot to the right of Eelis Heinikainen. Manchester United FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. With 31 minutes on the clock, Jarkko Sulin commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 30 minutes into the game, one of Manchester United FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 32nd minute there was a penalty for Tequileros FC. Victoriano Tartalo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Eelis Heinikainen. 0-2. Manchester United FC's Eelis Heinikainen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Genaro Lopes in the 38th minute of play. If Antti Enola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Baltasar Austin made a kick off. Antti Enola took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nicolas Mel. Nicolas Mel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Jalmari Bärlund received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Nicolas Mel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. During the 63rd minute of the match Julian Iratzeder completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Julian Iratzeder a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Julian Iratzeder kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Antti Enola hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. 67 minutes into the match, Victoriano Tartalo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eelis Heinikainen. Manchester United FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Victoriano Tartalo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Lázaro Erramun kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Victoriano Tartalo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Eelis Heinikainen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nicolas Mel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antti Enola, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Manchester United FC's zone, Victoriano Tartalo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eelis Heinikainen came out of the goal and Victoriano Tartalo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Victoriano Tartalo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Eelis Heinikainen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chants of Tequileros FC echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Manchester United FC had held the ball for most of the match.