U23 World League

HEDONISM ARENA
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) August Ryberg started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Remigio Ugaitz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Uriel Llin scored 0-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mikael Rudqvist, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 41 minutes, Costel Calini mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the HEDONISM U18 and the Saturno players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 41st minute, Costel Calini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. August Ryberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Son Downs having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gervasio Osmundo was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by August Ryberg in the 53rd minute of play forced Saturno's goalkeeper Son Downs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute HEDONISM U18 were awarded a corner. Harald Boberg went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Harald Boberg got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Son Downs quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When Uriel Llin came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Saturno 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 Uriel Llin couldn't finish the play. Severiano Guib sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Saturno's Son Downs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by August Ryberg in the 82nd minute of play. A collision led to Saturno getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Mauro Illan hit a great ball. 84 minutes into the game, HEDONISM U18's Harald Boberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Son Downs made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 87th minute Harald Boberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Son Downs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Son Downs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ingmar Haström in the 89th minute of the match. After 91 played minutes Saturno got a freekick which was hit by Paolo Ugaitz. After 92 played minutes, HEDONISM U18's Harald Boberg shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Son Downs 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 HEDONISM U18 reached it. After a rather tough play, Saturno's Gervasio Osmundo got a free kick in the 94th minute. When Zarco Simões fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored HEDONISM U18's protests and gave Zarco Simões a yellow card for diving instead. Zarco Simões kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Paolo Ugaitz struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Mikael Rudqvist didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Saturno. The Saturno players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented HEDONISM U18 from taking control. The game ends in a draw.