U21 World League

Pablo Comelli
Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5593, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK's Doyle Brunson started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Anselmo Afonso hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. When Christer Sundin fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK's protests and gave Christer Sundin a yellow card for diving instead. Christer Sundin hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Phil Ivey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Angelo Sugoi having to interfere. After 20 minutes of play, Talleres de Escalada's Bernardo Fresco made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bertil Bollström was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 25th minute, Doyle Brunson got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 28th minute of the match, Bernardo Fresco tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Bertil Bollström saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 29th match minute, Talleres de Escalada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pastor Ostadar to maneuver through the defense. Angelo Sugoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doyle Brunson in the 32nd minute of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 41 minutes into the game, when Osvaldo Paublo put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 40th minute of the game. One of Talleres de Escalada:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK:s goal. In the 43rd minute there was a penalty for Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK. Douglas Västberg stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Angelo Sugoi. 1-2. Doyle Brunson kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. After the first half Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bernardo Fresco made a kick off. Angelo Sugoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doyle Brunson in the 55th minute of the match. In the 57th minute, Bernardo Fresco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Talleres de Escalada fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. After 63 played minutes Talleres de Escalada got a freekick which was hit by Anselmo Afonso. 65 minutes into the match, Talleres de Escalada's goalkeeper Angelo Sugoi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Doyle Brunson. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Fresco in the 70th minute of play forced Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK's goalkeeper Bertil Bollström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bertil Bollström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ildefonso Belarmo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bertil Bollström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Fresco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Phil Ivey fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK's protests and gave Phil Ivey a yellow card for diving instead. Angelo Sugoi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Doyle Brunson in the 85th minute. Niceto Gutxi hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. In the 88th minute, Doyle Brunson made a precise shot to the right of Angelo Sugoi. Talleres de Escalada's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. In the 91st minute, Doyle Brunson got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Angelo Sugoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doyle Brunson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match was over Hudiksvalls Sjöbodar BK could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Talleres de Escalada throughout the match.