U23 World League

Xenon Stadium
Spectators: 7838 (Terracing: 5880, Seating: 1802, VIP seats: 156) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zarando Cordoba got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Ciruel Academy's zone, Torbjörn Brummer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Navarro came out of the goal and Torbjörn Brummer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Ciruel Academy defense, Torbjörn Brummer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Navarro. The Ciruel Academy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Navarro should have stopped the shot. Mattias Olofsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zarando Cordoba in the 11th minute of play. In the 15th minute Jakob Palmkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Navarro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zarando Cordoba in the 21st minute of play forced StraX Xenon FC's goalkeeper Mattias Olofsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Ciruel Academy booed when StraX Xenon FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Gernberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, StraX Xenon FC's Villiam Johnsson got a free kick in the 23rd minute. After taking down the ball on Ciruel Academy's corner Teobaldo Gabon fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mattias Olofsson quite easily take care of the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Ciruel Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Torbjörn Brummer came free, but Pedro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Navarro was out of position in the 31 minute of play, and Jakob Palmkvist capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jakob Palmkvist really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Mattias Olofsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zarando Cordoba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the match, Ciruel Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Jakob Palmkvist came free, but Pedro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 40 minutes into the game, Crispin Klander was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ciruel Academy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave StraX Xenon FC the free kick. A collision led to Ciruel Academy getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Crispin Klander hit a great ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Torbjörn Brummer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ciruel Academy's Pedro Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonas Hellqvist in the 50th minute of play. Pedro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torbjörn Brummer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Pelle Smedfeldt came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the StraX Xenon FC 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 Pelle Smedfeldt couldn't finish the play. Nicolás Elenes in the 60thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mattias Olofsson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Ciruel Academy's Nicolás Elenes was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 60th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Pelle Smedfeldt struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Pedro Navarro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for StraX Xenon FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jakob Palmkvist in the 66th minute of play forced Ciruel Academy's goalkeeper Pedro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 68 minutes, Torbjörn Brummer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. StraX Xenon FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Torbjörn Brummer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 75 minutes into the match, Jakob Palmkvist notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Ciruel Academy's Pedro Navarro. Pedro Navarro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mattias Olofsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nicolás Elenes in the 78th minute. Jakob Palmkvist charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jakob Palmkvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jakob Palmkvist hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Jakob Palmkvist scored 4-1 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Navarro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. StraX Xenon FC had played much better football throughout.