U21 World League

Ninja Stadion
Spectators: 7514 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Roberto Calvo started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Soucar FC's goalkeeper Ospin Campello, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 6th minute of the match Ninjas FK got a corner. Soucar FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lars-Erik Jakobsson ran over to the corner to take the kick. Lars-Erik Jakobsson made a great header on Ninjas FK's corner, it was just that Soucar FC's Ospin Campello managed to reach the ball for a save. After 8 played minutes Soucar FC got a freekick which was hit by Diego Contreras. In the 9th minute of the match Lars-Erik Jakobsson sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ospin Campello skillfully saved the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Soucar FC's goalkeeper Ospin Campello had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Torbjörn Grep. Ninjas FK's Reine Stenkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roberto Calvo in the 22nd minute of play. With his leg Ospin Campello managed to avoid a goal in the 25thth minute, when Ninjas FK's Torbjörn Grep fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 26th match minute, Soucar FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Walme Torrent to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Ninjas FK getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Urban Beckström hit a great ball. In the 28th match minute, Soucar FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Polifemo Unzueta to maneuver through the defense. Ospin Campello made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Torbjörn Grep in the 34th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Torbjörn Grep's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ospin Campello was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Torbjörn Grep charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Torbjörn Grep the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Urban Beckström kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Torbjörn Grep was the one to do the kick off. After 51 minutes, Karl-Johan Ekeberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ninjas FK and the Soucar FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Soucar FC's attentive Polifemo Unzueta managed to snatch the ball when Sten Klar made a throw-in in the 52nd minute of the game. Soucar FC's Roberto Calvo got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Clemencin Abad charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Clemencin Abad the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 58th minute, Clemencin Abad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 60 minutes of play, Ninjas FK's Torbjörn Grep made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ospin Campello was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Torbjörn Grep's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ospin Campello was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Ninjas FK's Lars-Erik Jakobsson got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lars-Erik Jakobsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Ospin Campello tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Torbjörn Grep in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ospin Campello saved Soucar FC from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Torbjörn Grep in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ospin Campello saved Soucar FC from getting behind. In the 85th minute, Torbjörn Grep hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Feijo Calderon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Reine Stenkvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ninjas FK were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Soucar FC for a fine match.