U23 World League

Anfield Road
Spectators: 7449 (Terracing: 5588, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gabriel-Omar Hrabina kicked off to start the match. Igor Lalla made in the 23rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Cristobal Frances immediately put the ball in play. The supporters of The Reds booed when Stat Veritas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domingo Hurko didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Reds's Pontus Lundström shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 26th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Julio Martxot but with some difficulty. If Jonny Emander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 29 played minutes The Reds got a freekick which was hit by Viggo Carlsson. In the 30th minute of the match Sebastian Boni sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bernt Nässén skillfully saved the ball. The Reds's Arvin Malmgren quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Igor Lalla, made in the 34th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Stat Veritas FC's zone, Viggo Carlsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Martxot came out of the goal and Viggo Carlsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Viggo Carlsson came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the The Reds 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 Viggo Carlsson couldn't finish the play. 40 minutes in the game Igor Lalla did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Cristobal Frances. Viggo Carlsson's late challenge caught a Stat Veritas FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Viggo Carlsson helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Stat Veritas FC booed when The Reds was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Viggo Carlsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel-Omar Hrabina in the 45th minute of play forced The Reds's goalkeeper Bernt Nässén to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

After a defensive mix-up in Stat Veritas FC's zone, Viggo Carlsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Martxot came out of the goal and Viggo Carlsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When The Reds's Jonny Emander in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Stat Veritas FC's goalie prevented a goal. Sebastian Boni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Bernt Nässén made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristobal Frances in the 62nd minute of play. Bernt Nässén took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel-Omar Hrabina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gabriel-Omar Hrabina got free with Bernt Nässén in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 74 minutes into the match, Stat Veritas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jonny Emander came free, but Julio Martxot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 76 minutes in the game Igor Lalla did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Cristobal Frances. A sloppy throw-in by Igor Lalla in the 78th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by The Reds's Arvin Malmgren. The Reds's Arvin Malmgren quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Igor Lalla, made in the 82nd minute of the game. After having played for 86 minutes, Viggo Carlsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Reds's supporters crossed their fingers, but Viggo Carlsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 92nd minute, Tor Bjursell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.