U23 World League

Anfield Road
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jonny Emander took the kick off in the first half of the match. Bernt Nässén showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgardo Sugar, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 6 minutes into the match, Oshyros ll's Erasmo Gil sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bernt Nässén narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Oshyros ll getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Serafino Florian hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erasmo Gil in the 19th minute of play forced The Reds's goalkeeper Bernt Nässén to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Jonny Emander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erasmo Gil in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bernt Nässén saved The Reds from getting behind. After 29 minutes The Reds's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Juan Paul who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Oshyros ll's corner Juan Paul fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Bernt Nässén quite easily take care of the ball. 32 minutes into the match, The Reds's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Heli came free, but Bernt Nässén reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Oshyros ll booed when The Reds was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pär Landin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 36th minute, Alexander Söderkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bernt Nässén took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Paul, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Serafino Florian during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Oshyros ll's Serafino Florian got a free kick in the 38th minute. Oshyros ll's Benjamin Lobo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonny Emander in the 41st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jonny Emander in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benjamin Lobo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Oshyros ll's Benjamin Lobo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonny Emander in the 48th minute of play.

The wind increased when Erasmo Gil made the kick off in the second half. Adrian Heli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Bernt Nässén made a huge save. Viggo Carlsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 56 played minutes Oshyros ll got a freekick which was hit by Vinicio Llanos. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Jonny Emander managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Reds's supporters rose to their feet, but Jonny Emander was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benjamin Lobo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 63rd match minute, Oshyros ll was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serafino Florian to maneuver through the defense. Pontus Lundström, 64 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Jonny Emander succeeded in the game's 65th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. Bernt Nässén was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Erasmo Gil showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 75 minute of play. Dante Olayo charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dante Olayo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 79 played minutes Oshyros ll got a freekick which was hit by Dante Olayo. Benjamin Lobo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonny Emander in the 83rd minute of play. Jonny Emander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Benjamin Lobo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 86th minute Jonny Emander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benjamin Lobo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Jonny Emander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benjamin Lobo was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. 91 minutes into the match, Jonny Emander notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Oshyros ll's Benjamin Lobo. Benjamin Lobo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Oshyros ll's Benjamin Lobo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonny Emander in the 95th minute of play. The Reds's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.