U21 World League

3H Arena
Spectators: 7734 (Terracing: 5802, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edgardo Franco kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the match, Edwin Ivarsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ambrosio Mannie. BEIJO CARNAVAL's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edwin Ivarsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Edgardo Franco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edgardo Franco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Fredrik Bäckström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 17th match minute, Hawelka Himalayan High was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gottfrid Almkvist to maneuver through the defense. Edgardo Franco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Edgardo Franco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fredrik Bäckström was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Ambrosio Mannie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chad Pro, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Fredrik Bäckström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgardo Franco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the match, Hawelka Himalayan High's goal looked a bit too open when Edgardo Franco came free, but Fredrik Bäckström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When BEIJO CARNAVAL's Edgardo Franco in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hawelka Himalayan High's goalie prevented a goal. Edgardo Franco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edgardo Franco in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fredrik Bäckström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Hawelka Himalayan High's Jesper Arvidsson got a free kick in the 36th minute. The audience was convinced that Edgardo Franco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fredrik Bäckström was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. In the 43rd minute, Jesper Arvidsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Ambrosio Mannie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edwin Ivarsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edgardo Franco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fredrik Bäckström having to interfere. 57 minutes into the match, Hawelka Himalayan High's goalkeeper Fredrik Bäckström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aaron Gasteiz. When Kent Borre fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hawelka Himalayan High's protests and gave Kent Borre a yellow card for diving instead. In the 59th minute, Kent Borre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edgardo Franco struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Fredrik Bäckström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BEIJO CARNAVAL. 62 minutes into the game, Jesper Arvidsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hawelka Himalayan High's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BEIJO CARNAVAL the free kick. In the 62nd match minute, Hawelka Himalayan High was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jesper Arvidsson to maneuver through the defense. Ambrosio Mannie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edwin Ivarsson in the 65th minute of play. Aaron Gasteiz hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Edgardo Franco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Fredrik Bäckström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edgardo Franco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Florentino Ciano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fredrik Bäckström having to interfere. After a rather tough play, BEIJO CARNAVAL's Octavio Petrigai got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 89th minute Edgardo Franco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fredrik Bäckström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Horacio Endira charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Horacio Endira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 91 played minutes BEIJO CARNAVAL got a freekick which was hit by Horacio Endira. Jesper Arvidsson made in the 93rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Zebastian Alrot. Ambrosio Mannie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gottfrid Almkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Many of BEIJO CARNAVAL's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. BEIJO CARNAVAL may have spent more time on the ball, but Hawelka Himalayan High were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.