U23 World League

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Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Carlos Bueno kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Per-Åke Galle in the 2nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Etxeberri Benavides saved Fohat Neyen from getting behind. Etxeberri Benavides took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Per-Åke Galle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Bueno kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Nils Mikaelsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Etxeberri Benavides. Fohat Neyen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nils Mikaelsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Fohat Neyen's Etxeberri Benavides played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Per-Åke Galle in the 14th minute of play. Nils Mikaelsson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Etxeberri Benavides read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. Kronan's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Michael Skoog in the 17th minute. Michael Skoog made a great header on Kronan's corner, it was just that Fohat Neyen's Etxeberri Benavides managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Bueno in the 21st minute of play forced Kronan's goalkeeper Vilhelm Brander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Kronan's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Bueno came free, but Vilhelm Brander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vilhelm Brander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Somayina Cartagena in the 24th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Kronan defense, Romelio Komar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vilhelm Brander. The Kronan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vilhelm Brander should have stopped the shot. Fohat Neyen's Etxeberri Benavides played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ragnar Fridlund in the 36th minute of play. Vilhelm Brander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Bueno in the 38th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Derek Neyens kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Vilhelm Brander. That made the score 3-1 in the 41 minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nils Mikaelsson to make the kick off. Nils Mikaelsson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Etxeberri Benavides read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Derek Neyens in the 52nd minute of play forced Kronan's goalkeeper Vilhelm Brander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hamilton Hunzinger made in the 54th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Derek Neyens immediately put the ball in play. Vilhelm Brander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romelio Komar in the 55th minute of the match. Nils Mikaelsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Etxeberri Benavides having to interfere. Kronan's Vincent Bjurström was substituted for Ragnar Fridlund. After a rather tough play, Fohat Neyen's Quintyn Barrio got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Nils Mikaelsson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Etxeberri Benavides read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. 71 minutes into the game, Fohat Neyen's Romelio Komar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vilhelm Brander made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. In the 74thth minute of the game Carlos Bueno who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kronan's Vilhelm Brander was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 75th minute, Edwin Ahlén hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Fohat Neyen's Etxeberri Benavides got control of the ball when Nils Mikaelsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 82 minutes Fohat Neyen's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Michael Skoog who took care of the corner kick. Romelio Komar kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Vilhelm Brander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Derek Neyens in the 90th minute of the match. Patrik Arhenius fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Etxeberri Benavides having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Fohat Neyen fans cheered their team off the field, for while Kronan had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.