U21 World League

LEÓN LEONARDO PONZIO
Spectators: 7570 (Terracing: 5679, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Casper Tunander took the kick off in the first half of the match. Guaberto Roderigo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Casper Tunander, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Kronan's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Patrik Arhenius in the 4th minute. Kronan's Harald Myr proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Kronan from getting a goal against them. Harald Myr made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amado Urtungo in the 17th minute. Guaberto Roderigo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Casper Tunander's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Kronan's Casper Tunander sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Guaberto Roderigo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. ANTIBOSTEROS FUTBOL CLUB's Guaberto Roderigo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Casper Tunander in the 24th minute of play. After some careless play in the ANTIBOSTEROS FUTBOL CLUB defense, Casper Tunander kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Guaberto Roderigo. The ANTIBOSTEROS FUTBOL CLUB fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Guaberto Roderigo should have stopped the shot. Guaberto Roderigo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Casper Tunander went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Kronan's Bernt Hellkvist got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Guaberto Roderigo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Casper Tunander, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 35th match minute, ANTIBOSTEROS FUTBOL CLUB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arturo Carlomagno to maneuver through the defense. After 36 played minutes, Kronan's Patrik Arhenius shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Guaberto Roderigo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Kronan reached it. If Casper Tunander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th minute of the match Ola Nordin shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Guaberto Roderigo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Marco Gimenez kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After 46 minutes of play, Kronan's Casper Tunander made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Guaberto Roderigo was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fausto Savier was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Kronan getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Zebastian Tunberg hit a great ball. Guaberto Roderigo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Casper Tunander, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. ANTIBOSTEROS FUTBOL CLUB's Narciso Peruxu was substituted for Fausto Savier. ANTIBOSTEROS FUTBOL CLUB's Justino Pirmin was substituted for Claudio Henrico. Patrik Arhenius received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Guaberto Roderigo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anders Vennersten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Guaberto Roderigo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. When Anders Vennersten came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Kronan 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 Anders Vennersten couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Anders Vennersten's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Guaberto Roderigo was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in ANTIBOSTEROS FUTBOL CLUB's zone, Anders Vennersten stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Guaberto Roderigo came out of the goal and Anders Vennersten tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Kronan booed when ANTIBOSTEROS FUTBOL CLUB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patricio Hug didn't get a good kick on the ball. Guaberto Roderigo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anders Vennersten in the 84th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anders Vennersten in the 86th minute of play forced ANTIBOSTEROS FUTBOL CLUB's goalkeeper Guaberto Roderigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anders Vennersten blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Guaberto Roderigo having to make a save. Anders Vennersten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Guaberto Roderigo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Orlando Pasqual hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 95 minutes into the game, Kronan's Anders Vennersten nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Guaberto Roderigo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. The Kronan players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.