U21 World League

Andres Memorial
Spectators: 7353 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 130) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mattias Smefeldt got the match started through his kick off. Fredrik Bennet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcial Errolan in the 2nd minute of play. Bo Svanström kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. 6 minutes into the game, Leonides Lidon recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Fredrik Bennet. Leonides Lidon showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcial Errolan in the 10th minute of play forced Samurai's goalkeeper Fredrik Bennet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Samurai getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Per-Åke Eriksson hit a great ball. Vicente Sol could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Fredrik Bennet made a huge save. Vicente Sol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Fredrik Bennet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Jan-Åke Johansson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Olov Bäckström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. San Fernando Eagles's Victorio Ado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mattias Smefeldt in the 26th minute of play. Mattias Smefeldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victorio Ado having to interfere. 33 minutes into the match, San Fernando Eagles's goal looked a bit too open when Mattias Smefeldt came free, but Victorio Ado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 35 minutes, Vicente Sol managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. San Fernando Eagles's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vicente Sol was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 44 minutes into the match, Marcial Errolan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Fredrik Bennet, 2-0. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vicente Sol made a kick off. In the 52ndth minute of the game Vicente Sol who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Samurai's Fredrik Bennet was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fredrik Bennet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcial Errolan, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 63rdth minute of the game Marcial Errolan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Samurai's Fredrik Bennet was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 66 minutes of play, San Fernando Eagles's Vicente Sol made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fredrik Bennet was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vicente Sol in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fredrik Bennet prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 70thth minute of the game Vicente Sol who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Samurai's Fredrik Bennet was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Roger Kalfhage charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roger Kalfhage the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Victorio Ado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mattias Smefeldt, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Fredrik Bennet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicente Sol in the 78th minute of the match. Olov Bäckström's late challenge caught a San Fernando Eagles's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Olov Bäckström helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of San Fernando Eagles booed when Samurai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olov Bäckström didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in San Fernando Eagles's zone, Olov Bäckström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victorio Ado came out of the goal and Olov Bäckström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Leonides Lidon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Fredrik Bennet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fredrik Bennet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vicente Sol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. San Fernando Eagles fully deserved thier win.