U23 World League

Gamla Ullevi
Spectators: 7707 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hjalmar Kråk got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 5 minutes, Jean-Pascal Bellefeuille managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lirarnas Lag's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jean-Pascal Bellefeuille was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lirarnas Lag's Rune Grep played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Quijana in the 7th minute of play. Jean-Pascal Bellefeuille's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anatolio Alfaro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute Armando Quijana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rune Grep saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the game, Lirarnas Lag's Hjalmar Kråk nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anatolio Alfaro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Lirarnas Lag's Rune Grep played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gitano Fuentes in the 16th minute of play. Abeluse Flow's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Armando Quijana in the 17th minute. Lino Rivas hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. The supporters of Abeluse Flow booed when Lirarnas Lag was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hjalmar Kråk didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rune Grep took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mambru Jorquera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the game, Lirarnas Lag's Jean-Pascal Bellefeuille nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anatolio Alfaro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. When Jean-Pascal Bellefeuille came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Lirarnas Lag 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 Jean-Pascal Bellefeuille couldn't finish the play. Tabb Astudillo hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. After having played for 45 minutes, Hjalmar Kråk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lirarnas Lag's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hjalmar Kråk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Abeluse Flow getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Quilo Gomar hit a great ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gitano Fuentes to strike the kick off in the second half. When Boniel Gandia fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Abeluse Flow's protests and gave Boniel Gandia a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Abeluse Flow getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Boniel Gandia hit a great ball. If Hjalmar Kråk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Armando Quijana in the 59thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rune Grep, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Rune Grep made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Armando Quijana sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Abeluse Flow's zone, Jean-Pascal Bellefeuille stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anatolio Alfaro came out of the goal and Jean-Pascal Bellefeuille tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Jean-Pascal Bellefeuille came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Lirarnas Lag 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 Jean-Pascal Bellefeuille couldn't finish the play. Anatolio Alfaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hjalmar Kråk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute, Hjalmar Kråk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hjalmar Kråk in the 84th minute of play forced Abeluse Flow's goalkeeper Anatolio Alfaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jean-Pascal Bellefeuille kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Rune Grep showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Quijana in the 92nd minute of the match. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Lirarnas Lag were victorious despite being under pressure from Abeluse Flow for much of the match.