U21 World League

Marcelo Gallardo
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ceferino Gitano got the match started through his kick off. Robert Hermansson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Aaron Mero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 6th minute, Esteban Mendebal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Yofré AFC's zone, Börje Nilsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aaron Mero came out of the goal and Börje Nilsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. FK Ekebo's Philip Mattsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Nel in the 11th minute of play. Philip Mattsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Nel, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Primitivo Kepa charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Primitivo Kepa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Philip Mattsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteve Mazuste in the 23rd minute of play. Aaron Mero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Magnus Hellström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 46 minutes into the match, FK Ekebo's goalkeeper Philip Mattsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valentin Nel. Philip Mattsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteve Mazuste in the 47th minute of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Robert Hermansson made a kick off. Philip Mattsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Nel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Philip Mattsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Nel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Yofré AFC booed when FK Ekebo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Magnus Hellström didn't get a good kick on the ball. FK Ekebo's Henry Delin was substituted for Magnus Hellström. After a rather tough play, FK Ekebo's Magnus Hellström got a free kick in the 70th minute. Philip Mattsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Nel in the 73rd minute of the match. If Henry Delin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Philip Mattsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Nel in the 81st minute of the match. Morgan Törnkvist hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Victor Bidun hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Hermansson in the 88th minute of play forced Yofré AFC's goalkeeper Aaron Mero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute, Esteve Mazuste left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Yofré AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 92nd minute, Bertil Beckström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Delmiro Silbestre took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 93rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Philip Mattsson. FK Ekebo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the FK Ekebo players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Yofré AFC.