U21 World League

La Locomotora
Spectators: 6242 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 345, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marcelo Marcello started the match with the kick off. Eskil Kullander made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jason Douglas in the 6th minute. After some careless play in the Fusk&Bygg AB defense, Marcelo Marcello kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eskil Kullander. The Fusk&Bygg AB fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eskil Kullander should have stopped the shot. Marcelo Marcello's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 9thth minute, Eskil Kullander skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcelo Marcello in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eskil Kullander saved Fusk&Bygg AB from getting behind. Felix Plummer took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 16th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Eskil Kullander. Fusk&Bygg AB's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 16th match minute, Fusk&Bygg AB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl-Magnus Lilja to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th match minute, Fusk&Bygg AB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Torgny Samuelsson to maneuver through the defense. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by Fusk&Bygg AB's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marcelo Marcello was slow to take the kick. During this time Deportivo Rodriguez's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Deportivo Rodriguez's Marcelo Marcello to fire away a dangerous shot which Eskil Kullander despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When Deportivo Rodriguez's Marcelo Marcello in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fusk&Bygg AB's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Fusk&Bygg AB getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Tom Fagrell hit a great ball. Felix Plummer kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcelo Marcello in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eskil Kullander saved Fusk&Bygg AB from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Alebom in the 34th minute of play forced Deportivo Rodriguez's goalkeeper Waldo Hills to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 38 played minutes Deportivo Rodriguez got a freekick which was hit by Marcelo Marcello. Thanks to some nice moves Jason Douglas could shoot a difficult shot in the 41st minute, which Eskil Kullander however easily saved by the left post. The supporters of Fusk&Bygg AB booed when Deportivo Rodriguez was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Pedro didn't get a good kick on the ball. 47 minutes into the match, Fusk&Bygg AB's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Pedro came free, but Eskil Kullander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Edgar Ferm made the kick off in the second half. Marcelo Marcello fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eskil Kullander having to interfere. When Deportivo Rodriguez's Marcelo Marcello in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fusk&Bygg AB's goalie prevented a goal. In the 64th minute, Torgny Samuelsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jason Douglas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 72 minutes of play, Fusk&Bygg AB's Edgar Ferm made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Waldo Hills was left in no man's land by his defense there! Edgar Ferm received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Waldo Hills tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82nd minute, Marcelo Marcello left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Deportivo Rodriguez fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. The audience was convinced that Marcelo Marcello's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eskil Kullander was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Torgny Samuelsson hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Marcello in the 90th minute of play forced Fusk&Bygg AB's goalkeeper Eskil Kullander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Fusk&Bygg AB players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Deportivo Rodriguez.