U18 World League

Johan Cruyff
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Ådne Østvang made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dani Gallardo in the 4th minute. Ramón Quiroga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brede Lysaker in the 8th minute of play. Ådne Østvang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antxoka Valerón in the 11th minute of play. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA were furious when Gabino Andres was red carded, 14 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 14th minute, one of F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA:s Ramón Quiroga showed great skill when he stopped Sigve Holte:s penalty. 17 minutes into the game, Suleskard's Sigve Holte nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ramón Quiroga made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Antxoka Valerón's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 20thth minute, Ådne Østvang skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Antxoka Valerón came free and shot a quick shot against goal 21 minutes in the game, fortunately Ådne Østvang had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Ådne Østvang made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Antxoka Valerón sent off a good shot on target. 33 minutes into the game, Matxin Losantos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Suleskard the free kick. In the 34th minute, Matxin Losantos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 37 minutes into the game, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Antxoka Valerón nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ådne Østvang made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. If Antxoka Valerón had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dani Gallardo in the 44th minute of play forced Suleskard's goalkeeper Ådne Østvang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ådne Østvang made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Antxoka Valerón sent off a good shot on target. If Antxoka Valerón had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dani Gallardo to strike the kick off in the second half. Ådne Østvang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dani Gallardo in the 54th minute of the match. When Joaquin Estruch came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA 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 Joaquin Estruch couldn't finish the play. Hans-Erik Lind kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Suleskard's Kim-André Fredriksen got a free kick in the 68th minute. Ramón Quiroga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hans-Erik Lind, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 80 minutes into the match, Hans-Erik Lind notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Ramón Quiroga. Ramón Quiroga was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ådne Østvang stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dani Gallardo's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antxoka Valerón in the 93rd minute of play forced Suleskard's goalkeeper Ådne Østvang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th match minute, Suleskard was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Helgerud to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kim-André Fredriksen during the 97th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 97 played minutes Suleskard got a freekick which was hit by Kim-André Fredriksen. Dani Gallardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ådne Østvang having to interfere. The Suleskard players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA from taking control. The game ends in a draw.