U23 World League

Snorlax Arena
Spectators: 7974 (Terracing: 5982, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mario Jesus Allu got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walter Siggman in the 4th minute of play forced Snorlax FC's goalkeeper Tancredo Manguyague to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alex Wållander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florencio Rojas in the 5th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the match, Snorlax FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bo-Erik Apelkvist came free, but Tancredo Manguyague reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tancredo Manguyague made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thor Dalström in the 11th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walter Siggman in the 13th minute of play forced Snorlax FC's goalkeeper Tancredo Manguyague to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Alex Wållander managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when Snorlax FC's Florencio Rojas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 18 minutes into the game, Walter Siggman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Tancredo Manguyague was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hans-Jürgen Nudelman came free in the 23rd minute and tried to tip the ball over Tancredo Manguyague, but to the joy of Snorlax FC's supporters the ball hit the crossbar and out. 24 minutes into the match, Samyang Ramen's goalkeeper Alex Wållander had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Florencio Rojas. 26 minutes into the match, Florencio Rojas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alex Wållander. Samyang Ramen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Florencio Rojas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Tancredo Manguyague took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walter Siggman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the match, Samyang Ramen's goal looked a bit too open when Florencio Rojas came free, but Alex Wållander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 34th minute Bo-Erik Apelkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tancredo Manguyague saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Snorlax FC's Mario Jesus Allu got a free kick in the 37th minute. Alex Wållander was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mario Jesus Allu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 40 minute of play. Gabriel Hedling charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gabriel Hedling the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gabriel Hedling kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Samyang Ramen's Alex Wållander proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Samyang Ramen from getting a goal against them. Alex Wållander didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Florencio Rojas went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bo-Erik Apelkvist stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Samyang Ramen's goal looked a bit too open when Tibalt Bruna came free, but Alex Wållander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alex Wållander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose Manuel Hernández, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mark Aldana recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walter Siggman in the 59th minute of play forced Snorlax FC's goalkeeper Tancredo Manguyague to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tancredo Manguyague showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Göran Nordgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Erik Holmgren kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Samyang Ramen made a substitution. Sam Yang replaced Bo-Erik Apelkvist. Alex Wållander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mark Aldana, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Mark Aldana scored 4-1 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alex Wållander, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Hans-Jürgen Nudelman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tancredo Manguyague read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. 78 minutes into the game, Snorlax FC's Mark Aldana nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alex Wållander made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. Tancredo Manguyague had in the 83rdth minute some difficulties stopping Sam Yang's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Sam Yang could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Tancredo Manguyague made a huge save. In the 90th minute Mark Aldana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Wållander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tancredo Manguyague showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hans-Jürgen Nudelman, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Tancredo Manguyague made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erik Holmgren in the 94th minute. In the 96th minute Aladár György shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Wållander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Samyang Ramen getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Melker Magnusson hit a great ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Snorlax FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Samyang Ramen had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.