U23 World League

Stadio Cornaredo
Spectators: 7852 (Terracing: 5890, Seating: 1806, VIP seats: 156) An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Falck in the 3rd minute of play forced FC Lugano's goalkeeper La Para to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute Örjan Frisk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but La Para saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luis-Miguel Camara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred Lara in the 7th minute of the match. Strömsbro IF's Luis-Miguel Camara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yusuf Ziya Cerit in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Örjan Frisk made a precise shot to the right of La Para. FC Lugano's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 14th minute Tony Skarkman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but La Para saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Tony Skarkman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but La Para was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. La Para stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tony Skarkman's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Örjan Frisk in the 20th minute of play forced FC Lugano's goalkeeper La Para to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zhao Le Sen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luis-Miguel Camara read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th match minute, Strömsbro IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kåre Mellbad to maneuver through the defense. Luis-Miguel Camara didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fred Lara went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. La Para showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tony Skarkman, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 42nd minute, Jack Saunders hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Lugano's La Para played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Örjan Frisk in the 45th minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, FC Lugano's goal looked a bit too open when Tony Skarkman came free, but La Para reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fred Lara stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Strömsbro IF's Tony Skarkman got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 54th minute Yusuf Ziya Cerit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis-Miguel Camara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luis-Miguel Camara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yusuf Ziya Cerit in the 54th minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Strömsbro IF's goal looked a bit too open when Jack Saunders came free, but Luis-Miguel Camara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, FC Lugano's La Para got control of the ball when Tony Skarkman tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tony Skarkman did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-2 to the left of a surprised La Para 64 minutes into the match. FC Lugano's Klas Tingelholm was substituted for Jakub Waselenczuk. In the 70th minute Yusuf Ziya Cerit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis-Miguel Camara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luis-Miguel Camara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yusuf Ziya Cerit in the 72nd minute of play. Luis-Miguel Camara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yusuf Ziya Cerit, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 73 minutes into the match, Yusuf Ziya Cerit had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luis-Miguel Camara. Strömsbro IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yusuf Ziya Cerit was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Strömsbro IF's Michel Brun was substituted for Michael Dahlberg. La Para took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Örjan Frisk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. La Para was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Michel Brun showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 83 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Strömsbro IF's Michel Brun slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of La Para. That made the score 2-4 after 87 minutes of play. After having played for 92 minutes, Klas Tingelholm managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Lugano's supporters crossed their fingers, but Klas Tingelholm was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Cui Cheng Liang fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Lugano's protests and gave Cui Cheng Liang a yellow card for diving instead. In the 94th match minute, FC Lugano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cui Cheng Liang to maneuver through the defense. FC Lugano's La Para played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michel Brun in the 96th minute of play.