U21 World League

Merengues Aires Puro
Spectators: 8049 (Terracing: 6038, Seating: 1851, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gualterio Quilo took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Christian Håkansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Håkan Söderberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gualterio Quilo in the 5th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Christian Håkansson in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luís Mejía prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 7 played minutes Degerfors IF got a freekick which was hit by Fredrik Isak. LA LUZ F.C.'s Luís Mejía played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Åke Fors in the 12th minute of play. Luís Mejía showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Åke Fors in the 13th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Åke Fors in the 16th minute of play forced LA LUZ F.C.'s goalkeeper Luís Mejía to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Mejía made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Åke Fors in the 18th minute of play. Luís Mejía showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Åke Fors, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. If Åke Fors had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 31 minutes into the match, Degerfors IF's goalkeeper Håkan Söderberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Patricio Sal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Åke Fors in the 32nd minute of play forced LA LUZ F.C.'s goalkeeper Luís Mejía to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When LA LUZ F.C.'s Gualterio Quilo in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Degerfors IF's goalie prevented a goal. Degerfors IF's Philip Kihlman managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Víctor Espárrago in the 35 minute of the game. Åke Fors received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Luís Mejía tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Håkan Söderberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Patricio Sal in the 41st minute. In the 43rd minute Åke Fors shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Mejía saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, Gualterio Quilo notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Degerfors IF's Håkan Söderberg. Håkan Söderberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

LA LUZ F.C.'s Luís Artime was substituted for Patricio Sal. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Åke Fors was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luís Artime during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Degerfors IF's Michel Rosendahl was substituted for Selman Durkaya. After 58 played minutes LA LUZ F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Luís Artime. 65 minutes into the match, LA LUZ F.C.'s goalkeeper Luís Mejía had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Åke Fors. Luís Mejía made an important save on a dangerous shot by Åke Fors in the 67th minute. After 68 played minutes Degerfors IF got a freekick which was hit by Philip Kihlman. Håkan Söderberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eleuterio Taurino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Degerfors IF's 김 손 quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Rafael Prejun, made in the 73rd minute of the game. Håkan Söderberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gualterio Quilo in the 75th minute of the match. Luís Mejía made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Åke Fors sent off a good shot on target. After 78 played minutes LA LUZ F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Rafael Prejun. The supporters of LA LUZ F.C. booed when Degerfors IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Åke Fors didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luís Mejía showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Åke Fors in the 82nd minute of the match. Åke Fors struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Luís Mejía didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Degerfors IF. Eleuterio Taurino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 92 minutes, Tomas Kråk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Degerfors IF and the LA LUZ F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tata González was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 93rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in LA LUZ F.C.'s zone, Åke Fors stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luís Mejía came out of the goal and Åke Fors tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Håkan Söderberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Artime in the 97th minute of the match. LA LUZ F.C.'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.