U21 World League

Valhallvallen
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Geronimo Ibon made the kick off and thus started the match. Per Kjellberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Modesto Eli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Modesto Eli succeeded in the game's 13th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alvin Månsson in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristian Federigo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Kristoffer Fransson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Modesto Eli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Per Kjellberg having to interfere. Alvin Månsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Cristian Federigo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Benigno Sol hit a great ball. Per Kjellberg came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's Modesto Eli. But to his dismay, Modesto Eli quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. 40 minutes into the game, MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's Leonel Rufio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Per Kjellberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. After some careless play in the FC Valkyria defense, Leonel Rufio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Per Kjellberg. The FC Valkyria fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Per Kjellberg should have stopped the shot. After the first half MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alvin Månsson to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Alvin Månsson notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's Cristian Federigo. Cristian Federigo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Geronimo Ibon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Per Kjellberg having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Modesto Eli kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Per Kjellberg. That made the score 1-6 in the 61 minute of play. Edgardo Calixto kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. In the 67th match minute, MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geronimo Ibon to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute, Alvin Månsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Valkyria fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-6. Geronimo Ibon received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Per Kjellberg came out and tried to block the shot, but Geronimo Ibon slotted it home off the left post making it 2-7 in the 83rd minute. Per Kjellberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Modesto Eli in the 89th minute of play. 90 minutes into the game, August Lundblad was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Valkyria's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 the free kick. A collision led to FC Valkyria getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. August Lundblad hit a great ball. When Modesto Eli came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 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 Modesto Eli couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Modesto Eli in the 94th minute of play forced FC Valkyria's goalkeeper Per Kjellberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.