U23 World League

Estadio Jalisco
Spectators: 8083 (Terracing: 6063, Seating: 1859, VIP seats: 161) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dikdik Dik made the kick off which started today's match. Brendan Leblanc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andreo Tolhauzsen in the 3rd minute of play. 3 minutes into the game, Andreo Tolhauzsen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Brendan Leblanc was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Guo Ke Peng came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Kingpins 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 Guo Ke Peng couldn't finish the play. After 9 played minutes SICARIOS Fútbol Club got a freekick which was hit by Nicolas Cebo. In the 14th minute, Rickard Lundgren made a precise shot to the right of Gregory House. SICARIOS Fútbol Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Gregory House stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rickard Lundgren's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. After 24 minutes of play, SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Andreo Tolhauzsen made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Brendan Leblanc was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rickard Lundgren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Gregory House made a huge save. In the 28th minute, Kingpins's Guo Ke Peng dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2. After 31st play minutes Rickard Lundgren shot 4-2, a short shot which went by Gregory House and just under the crossbar into goal. 41 minutes into the match, SICARIOS Fútbol Club's goal looked a bit too open when Henning Strömqvist came free, but Gregory House reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 44th minute Andreo Tolhauzsen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brendan Leblanc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed 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 4-2.

The wind increased when Rickard Lundgren made the kick off in the second half. Gregory House took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rickard Lundgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in SICARIOS Fútbol Club's zone, Rickard Lundgren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gregory House came out of the goal and Rickard Lundgren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Kingpins fans' excitement grew in the 57th match minute when Kingpins's Rickard Lundgren looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 60 minutes into the game, Kingpins's Rickard Lundgren nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gregory House made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-2. Gregory House showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rickard Lundgren in the 63rd minute of the match. Kingpins's Roger Sandström was substituted for Ove Ahlström. Kingpins's Roger Västerstrand was substituted for Guo Ke Peng. Brendan Leblanc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andreo Tolhauzsen, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After 73 minutes of play, Kingpins's Bo Kruuse made it 7-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gregory House was left in no man's land by his defense there! Roger Västerstrand received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Gregory House tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gregory House took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bo Kruuse, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roger Sandström hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. If Bo Kruuse had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 90 minutes into the match, Bo Kruuse had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gregory House. SICARIOS Fútbol Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bo Kruuse was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-2. Roger Sandström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gregory House having to interfere. 96 minutes into the game, Kingpins's Bo Kruuse nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gregory House made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-2. Kingpins's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.