U23 World League

Svartvallen
Spectators: 7793 (Terracing: 5846, Seating: 1792, VIP seats: 155) Svartvallstjärnens IF's Sven-Erik Asmundsson 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. George Isaksson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romeo Rienda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. George Isaksson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romeo Rienda in the 7th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, U.D. Mancini's goal looked a bit too open when Jan-Erik Carlsson came free, but Elvis Ribeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, U.D. Mancini's Tello Calvo got a free kick in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romeo Rienda in the 12th minute of play forced Svartvallstjärnens IF's goalkeeper George Isaksson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the match, Romeo Rienda had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of George Isaksson. Svartvallstjärnens IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Romeo Rienda was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Elvis Ribeiro made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Sven-Erik Asmundsson sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Svartvallstjärnens IF booed when U.D. Mancini was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ebardo Acha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Elvis Ribeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mats Ljusberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Nemesio Quiroga kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Elvis Ribeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mats Ljusberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After 47 minutes, Agne Utfal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Svartvallstjärnens IF and the U.D. Mancini players grew even worse after the yellow card. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Romeo Rienda to make the kick off. Romeo Rienda recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Romeo Rienda managed to get in a good position for a shot. U.D. Mancini's supporters rose to their feet, but Romeo Rienda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. George Isaksson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With an all-out effort, U.D. Mancini's George Isaksson threw himself towards the right post 70 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Romeo Rienda, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Elvis Ribeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mats Ljusberg in the 77th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the match, U.D. Mancini's goal looked a bit too open when Ulf Säf came free, but Elvis Ribeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U.D. Mancini's Elvis Ribeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mats Ljusberg in the 80th minute of play. U.D. Mancini made a substitution. Falo Saboya replaced Neto Diaz. In the 83rd match minute, U.D. Mancini was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Portillo to maneuver through the defense. After 84 played minutes, Svartvallstjärnens IF's Ulf Säf shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Elvis Ribeiro came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Svartvallstjärnens IF reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romeo Rienda in the 85th minute of play forced Svartvallstjärnens IF's goalkeeper George Isaksson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Agne Utfal made in the 91st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Hans Lidman however managed to control. Elvis Ribeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mats Ljusberg in the 94th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. U.D. Mancini walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.