U21 World League

Skatornas näste
Spectators: 7451 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 65) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Christian Hedling made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Christian Hedling dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ovidio Oto, 1-0. 12 minutes into the match, Elpidio Brais notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of The Skates's Jens-Ola Lund. Jens-Ola Lund was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Elpidio Brais recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fritz Lindqvist lost his temper 18 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The supporters of OLYMPIACOS FC booed when The Skates was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fritz Lindqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Haroldo Etxahun came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the OLYMPIACOS FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Haroldo Etxahun couldn't finish the play. In the 21st match minute, OLYMPIACOS FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaudencio Xabel to maneuver through the defense. Bernabe Normando fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jens-Ola Lund having to interfere. After 24 played minutes The Skates got a freekick which was hit by Björn Sävström. Ovidio Oto came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by The Skates's Douglas Stenkvist. But to his dismay, Douglas Stenkvist quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Jens-Ola Lund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elpidio Brais, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After having played for 42 minutes, Marko Olsmann managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Skates's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marko Olsmann was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Andres Mateo charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andres Mateo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 45th minute of the game. One of OLYMPIACOS FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of The Skates:s goal. When the match had been going on for 47 minutes, The Skates's Christian Hedling got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Ovidio Oto. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Santos Lazcano to make the kick off. Elpidio Brais kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Douglas Stenkvist hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. A collision led to OLYMPIACOS FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Eusebio Cayo hit a great ball. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Skates's goalkeeper Jens-Ola Lund, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Harry Larsson fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Skates's protests and gave Harry Larsson a yellow card for diving instead. In the 61st match minute, The Skates was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harry Larsson to maneuver through the defense. Jens-Ola Lund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santos Lazcano in the 75th minute of play. Marko Olsmann fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ovidio Oto having to interfere. The supporters of The Skates booed when OLYMPIACOS FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andres Mateo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 87 minutes into the game, Ingemar Morat was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Skates's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave OLYMPIACOS FC the free kick. Ingemar Morat kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Andres Mateo was shown his second yellow card after 91 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Andres Mateo kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. The Skates were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of OLYMPIACOS FC for a fine match.