U23 World League

Sundborn IF vallen
Spectators: 7860 (Terracing: 5896, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 156) Real Còrdoba FC's Nils-Emil Vallgren started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Sundborn IF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alvin Pihlblad in the 7th minute. A collision led to Sundborn IF getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Jarl Axelsson hit a great ball. In the 14th minute Nils-Emil Vallgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Sikström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sundborn IF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fernando Abascal was slow to take the kick. During this time Real Còrdoba FC's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Fernando Abascal got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Hugo Sikström quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Baldomero Ugaitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jarl Axelsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Baldomero Ugaitz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roy Abrahamsson in the 24th minute. Hugo Sikström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Echezonachukwu Håland, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Sundborn IF's Hugo Sikström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nils-Emil Vallgren in the 30th minute of play. When Real Còrdoba FC's Nils-Emil Vallgren in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sundborn IF's goalie prevented a goal. In the 35th match minute, Real Còrdoba FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nils-Emil Vallgren to maneuver through the defense. In the 38th minute Börje Åkesson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baldomero Ugaitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th match minute, Real Còrdoba FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mikel Arteta to maneuver through the defense. In the 45th minute, Echezonachukwu Håland ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hugo Sikström was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Börje Åkesson made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Sundborn IF's goalkeeper Hugo Sikström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nils-Emil Vallgren. In the 55th minute Börje Åkesson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baldomero Ugaitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Sundborn IF's Börje Åkesson fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Oskar Bergman kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Lisandro Rolado's late challenge caught a Sundborn IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lisandro Rolado helped the player get up and apologised. After 62 played minutes Real Còrdoba FC got a freekick which was hit by Lisandro Rolado. Echezonachukwu Håland fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugo Sikström having to interfere. A collision led to Real Còrdoba FC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Fernando Abascal hit a great ball. Baldomero Ugaitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jarl Axelsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sundborn IF's Hugo Sikström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikel Arteta in the 71st minute of play. Real Còrdoba FC's Baldomero Ugaitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Börje Åkesson in the 76th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Real Còrdoba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Roy Abrahamsson came free, but Baldomero Ugaitz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, Sundborn IF's goal looked a bit too open when Mikel Arteta came free, but Hugo Sikström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Jarl Axelsson notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Real Còrdoba FC's Baldomero Ugaitz. Baldomero Ugaitz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sundborn IF made a substitution. Mohamed Salah replaced Roy Abrahamsson. In the 86th minute, Börje Åkesson made a precise shot to the right of Baldomero Ugaitz. Real Còrdoba FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. When Niclas Kielberg fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sundborn IF's protests and gave Niclas Kielberg a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Real Còrdoba FC booed when Sundborn IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niclas Kielberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Baldomero Ugaitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohamed Salah in the 95th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Real Còrdoba FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Sundborn IF.