World League

Estadio Cun Magno
Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Esequiel Barco kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Joel Lindman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lin Mo Hong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th minute, Curumalán AFC's Esequiel Barco dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Ma Feng Kuan made in the 9th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Rune Olofsson immediately put the ball in play. Esequiel Barco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Alf Engman made a huge save. Alf Engman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Guerrero in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rune Olofsson in the 18th minute of play forced Curumalán AFC's goalkeeper Lin Mo Hong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rune Olofsson in the 23rd minute of play forced Curumalán AFC's goalkeeper Lin Mo Hong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lin Mo Hong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robin Holmgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Esequiel Barco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alf Engman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esequiel Barco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute, Esequiel Barco reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alf Engman. The goal made the score 2-1. 33 minutes into the match, AC United's goal looked a bit too open when Witold Ledochowski came free, but Alf Engman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rune Olofsson in the 36th minute of play forced Curumalán AFC's goalkeeper Lin Mo Hong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esequiel Barco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alf Engman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. After some careless play in the AC United defense, Esequiel Barco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alf Engman. The AC United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alf Engman should have stopped the shot.

Curumalán AFC made a substitution. Efrain Ferman replaced Witold Ledochowski. Curumalán AFC's Daniel Resende was substituted for Juan Guerrero. Esequiel Barco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 59 minutes of play, Curumalán AFC's Esequiel Barco made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alf Engman was left in no man's land by his defense there! Esequiel Barco might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alf Engman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Esequiel Barco ran back to his position shaking his head. Alf Engman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esequiel Barco, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Alf Engman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esequiel Barco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to AC United getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Rune Olofsson hit a great ball. Alf Engman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esequiel Barco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute Esequiel Barco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alf Engman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, Curumalán AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Rune Olofsson came free, but Lin Mo Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Curumalán AFC's Emmanuel Gigliotti was substituted for Daniel Resende. AC United made a substitution. Arne Alén replaced Orvar Fribäck. Lin Mo Hong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rune Olofsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Lin Mo Hong was out of position in the 79 minute of play, and Rune Olofsson capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rune Olofsson really showed his touch with that goal: 4-2. Lin Mo Hong made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joel Lindman in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Freddy Mikelats in the 83rd minute of play forced AC United's goalkeeper Alf Engman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Curumalán AFC were awarded a corner in the 84th minute after AC United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Efrain Ferman took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Efrain Ferman got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alf Engman quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 86 minutes into the game, Curumalán AFC's Esequiel Barco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alf Engman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-2. Lin Mo Hong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rune Olofsson in the 89th minute of play. Rune Olofsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Lin Mo Hong made a huge save. Esequiel Barco struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Alf Engman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Curumalán AFC. 93 minutes into the match, AC United's goal looked a bit too open when Emmanuel Gigliotti came free, but Alf Engman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AC United's Alf Engman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esequiel Barco in the 96th minute of play. 97 minutes into the match, Curumalán AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Bernt Carlberg came free, but Lin Mo Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AC United's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.