U21 World League

Jose Amalfitani
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) Edmundo Dos Santos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Eddie Gallin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmundo Dos Santos in the 4th minute of the match. The supporters of Malmö White Knights booed when Zurdo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardino Pabla didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edmundo Dos Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Folke Engman took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Guillermo Timo. Guillermo Timo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Edmundo Dos Santos had several of the Malmö White Knights's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 24 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-1 score and a disappointed Eddie Gallin as he didn't even see the shot coming. Folke Engman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Guillermo Timo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 28 played minutes Zurdo FC got a freekick which was hit by Silvestre Cordario. Malmö White Knights's Eddie Gallin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Malmö White Knights from getting a goal against them. In the 32nd minute, Zurdo FC's Edmundo Dos Santos ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Eddie Gallin. Eddie Gallin yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Guillermo Timo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Folke Engman in the 38th minute of play. Folke Engman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Guillermo Timo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. A hard, long distance shot from Higinio Lertxun flew over the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marc Skräddare to make the kick off. Guillermo Timo made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Folke Engman sent off a good shot on target. Eddie Gallin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmundo Dos Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 56th minute Nestor Tadzio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eddie Gallin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Zurdo FC's Higinio Lertxun sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eddie Gallin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 65thth minute of the game Nestor Tadzio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Malmö White Knights's Eddie Gallin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 66th minute, Folke Engman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Malmö White Knights fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. The audience was convinced that Nestor Tadzio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eddie Gallin was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Eddie Gallin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Dos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Guillermo Timo made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Folke Engman sent off a good shot on target. Malmö White Knights's Folke Engman got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Malmö White Knights's Folke Engman slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Guillermo Timo. That made the score 2-3 after 83 minutes of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Marc Skräddare kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Guillermo Timo. That made the score 2-4 in the 90 minute of play. When Matthias Forssberg fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Malmö White Knights's protests and gave Matthias Forssberg a yellow card for diving instead. When the final whistle went the supporters of Malmö White Knights were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Zurdo FC side.