U21 World League

Gamla Ullevi
Spectators: 8016 (Terracing: 6014, Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Humberto Leocadio got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind LA DEL MONO's goalkeeper Fabio Betadur, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 7th minute Humberto Leocadio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rune Grep saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rune Grep took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Cheche, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabio Betadur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Örjan Håning, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Zhuo Sha Le charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zhuo Sha Le the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 17th match minute, LA DEL MONO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zhuo Sha Le to maneuver through the defense. 21 minutes into the match, Lirarnas Lag's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolas Cheche came free, but Rune Grep reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 26 minutes, Hjalmar Kråk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lirarnas Lag's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hjalmar Kråk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, LA DEL MONO's Fabio Betadur got control of the ball when Hjalmar Kråk tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hjalmar Kråk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Fabio Betadur made a huge save. Rune Grep showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolas Cheche in the 34th minute of the match. Fabio Betadur made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Hjalmar Kråk sent off a good shot on target. Rune Grep made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Humberto Leocadio in the 37th minute of play. A collision led to LA DEL MONO getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Edelmiro Paskal hit a great ball. In the 45th minute Örjan Håning shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabio Betadur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lirarnas Lag's goalkeeper Rune Grep, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hjalmar Kråk was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Lirarnas Lag getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Hjalmar Kråk hit a great ball. In the 52nd minute, Hjalmar Kråk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Humberto Leocadio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Örjan Håning had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zhuo Sha Le was shown his second yellow card after 64 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 64 played minutes LA DEL MONO got a freekick which was hit by Zhuo Sha Le. 67 minutes into the match, LA DEL MONO's goal looked a bit too open when Örjan Håning came free, but Fabio Betadur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Humberto Leocadio hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Örjan Håning scored 1-0 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fabio Betadur, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 80 minutes into the match, LA DEL MONO's goal looked a bit too open when Örjan Håning came free, but Fabio Betadur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lirarnas Lag's Rune Grep played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octavio Ospetsu in the 88th minute of play. When Lirarnas Lag's Örjan Håning, in the 90th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Lirarnas Lag. Humberto Leocadio kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Örjan Håning's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fabio Betadur was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. Many of LA DEL MONO's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. LA DEL MONO may have spent more time on the ball, but Lirarnas Lag were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.