U21 World League

Lobster Arena
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Martin Eliasson kicked off to start the match. In the 5thth minute of the game Danilo Bermudez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lobster if's Ralf Mattsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jeronimo Teyo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Ralf Mattsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Lobster if's zone, Danilo Bermudez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ralf Mattsson came out of the goal and Danilo Bermudez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 14 minutes into the match, Jeronimo Teyo notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Lobster if's Ralf Mattsson. Ralf Mattsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Danilo Bermudez might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ralf Mattsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Danilo Bermudez ran back to his position shaking his head. Danilo Bermudez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ralf Mattsson having to interfere. Martin Eliasson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Prensadito Fulbo Clu's Pascual Ladio got a free kick in the 25th minute. When Adam Ek came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Lobster if 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 Adam Ek couldn't finish the play. Prensadito Fulbo Clu's Gregorio Fagildo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Prensadito Fulbo Clu from getting a goal against them. 35 minutes into the match, Lobster if's goal looked a bit too open when Danilo Bermudez came free, but Ralf Mattsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Lobster if's goal looked a bit too open when Danilo Bermudez came free, but Ralf Mattsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Serafin Ixona's late challenge caught a Lobster if's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Serafin Ixona helped the player get up and apologised. After 41 played minutes Prensadito Fulbo Clu got a freekick which was hit by Serafin Ixona. Bengt Almkvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gregorio Fagildo having to interfere. The Lobster if players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Prensadito Fulbo Clu were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Danilo Bermudez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Genaro Umea kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Timmy Blom hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute Danilo Bermudez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ralf Mattsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Danilo Bermudez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ralf Mattsson was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. With his leg Ralf Mattsson managed to avoid a goal in the 71stth minute, when Prensadito Fulbo Clu's Danilo Bermudez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After having played for 76 minutes, Danilo Bermudez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Prensadito Fulbo Clu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Danilo Bermudez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Lobster if defense, Danilo Bermudez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ralf Mattsson. The Lobster if fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ralf Mattsson should have stopped the shot. Adam Ek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Gregorio Fagildo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Prensadito Fulbo Clu supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Prensadito Fulbo Clu would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.