U23 World League

Campo do Couto
Spectators: 7741 (Terracing: 5807, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Morgan Almstedt got the match started through his kick off. Hooligans FC's Melker Beckman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romualdo Salgado in the 3rd minute of play. Stig Törnblom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lancelot Sauca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sten Ekblom in the 7th minute of the match. In the 8th minute Sten Ekblom shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lancelot Sauca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner led Hooligans FC's Tor Engström to fire away a dangerous shot which Lancelot Sauca despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermenegildo Maldonado in the 10th minute of play forced Hooligans FC's goalkeeper Melker Beckman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute Los once leones Ourense were awarded a corner. Hermenegildo Maldonado went to the cornerflag to take it. Zabal Font was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 19 minutes into the match, Los once leones Ourense's goal looked a bit too open when Tor Engström came free, but Lancelot Sauca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lancelot Sauca came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Hooligans FC's Stig Törnblom. But to his dismay, Stig Törnblom quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After 26 played minutes Hooligans FC got a freekick which was hit by Bernt Karlberg. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Hermenegildo Maldonado managed to get in a good position for a shot. Los once leones Ourense's supporters rose to their feet, but Hermenegildo Maldonado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Melker Beckman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lancelot Sauca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tor Engström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the match, Los once leones Ourense's goal looked a bit too open when Sten Ekblom came free, but Lancelot Sauca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lancelot Sauca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tor Engström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Los once leones Ourense's Lancelot Sauca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tor Engström in the 36th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Los once leones Ourense's goal looked a bit too open when Stig Törnblom came free, but Lancelot Sauca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Lazaro Armada came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Los once leones Ourense 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 Lazaro Armada couldn't finish the play. Hooligans FC's Melker Beckman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romualdo Salgado in the 45th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 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 Hermenegildo Maldonado to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Sten Ekblom reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lancelot Sauca. The goal made the score 0-2. Hooligans FC's Melker Beckman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romualdo Salgado in the 57th minute of play. Romualdo Salgado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Hooligans FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Fredric Wallin hit a great ball. Hermenegildo Maldonado struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Melker Beckman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Los once leones Ourense. Lazaro Armada scored 1-2 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Melker Beckman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 77 minutes into the match, Hooligans FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abel Harroyo came free, but Melker Beckman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Los once leones Ourense's Lancelot Sauca got control of the ball when Tor Engström tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hermenegildo Maldonado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Los once leones Ourense's attack was well implemented in the 85th minute, but when Eleazar Cacheres was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. In the 88th minute, Jacobo Paris hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermenegildo Maldonado in the 91st minute of play forced Hooligans FC's goalkeeper Melker Beckman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Teofilo March's late challenge caught a Hooligans FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Teofilo March helped the player get up and apologised. Teofilo March kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Lancelot Sauca made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tor Engström in the 96th minute. The Hooligans FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.