U23 World League

Silvano Tomé
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5739, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Hagberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jacinto Eudoxio kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. The supporters of Sävedalen booed when Habsburgo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Feliberto Lucado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rodrigo Azubeli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lennart Alstedt, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Tingberg in the 18th minute of play forced Habsburgo's goalkeeper Rodrigo Azubeli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodrigo Azubeli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Tingberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Sävedalen's Arne Åkesson got control of the ball when Prudencio Thomas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Prudencio Thomas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Arne Åkesson made a huge save. After 31 minutes of play, Habsburgo's Vito Bonito made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arne Åkesson was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Habsburgo defense, Daniel Hagberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rodrigo Azubeli. The Habsburgo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rodrigo Azubeli should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Habsburgo booed when Sävedalen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filiph Bergqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Simon Ahlén made in the 42nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Evert Wahlström immediately put the ball in play. 1-3 became the score in the 43rd minute when Jonathan Tingberg elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Rodrigo Azubeli didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kurt Henriksson went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. Disappointed in the 1-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Habsburgo's Rodrigo Azubeli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Habsburgo from getting a goal against them. In the 63rd minute of the match Evert Wahlström shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rodrigo Azubeli showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vito Bonito in the 65th minute of play forced Sävedalen's goalkeeper Arne Åkesson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodrigo Azubeli stood somewhat misplaced when Jonathan Tingberg came free in front of goal and shot 1-6 to the left of him in the 66 minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prudencio Thomas in the 69th minute of play forced Sävedalen's goalkeeper Arne Åkesson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Sävedalen's goal looked a bit too open when Prudencio Thomas came free, but Arne Åkesson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodrigo Azubeli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kurt Henriksson in the 77th minute of play. After 78 played minutes Habsburgo got a freekick which was hit by Feliberto Lucado. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Hagberg got free with Rodrigo Azubeli in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 83rd minute, Daniel Hagberg reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rodrigo Azubeli. The goal made the score 1-7. Arne Åkesson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Prudencio Thomas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th match minute, Sävedalen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filiph Bergqvist to maneuver through the defense. Jacinto Eudoxio took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 89th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Arne Åkesson. Sävedalen's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kurt Henriksson during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Kurt Henriksson hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. A collision led to Habsburgo getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Edgardo Cordarin hit a great ball. Rodrigo Azubeli came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Sävedalen's Kurt Henriksson. But to his dismay, Kurt Henriksson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-8.