U23 World League

Winchester
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luciano Apukas kicked off to start the match. After 11 played minutes TiGrEs Fx got a freekick which was hit by Mister Peet. Pål Bergkvist made in the 18th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Robin Pettersson immediately put the ball in play. 19 minutes into the match, The Wild Bunch's goal looked a bit too open when Luciano Apukas came free, but Egil Örnberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Serafo Casuso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Markus Zachrisson in the 21st minute of the match. In the 22nd minute, one of The Wild Bunch:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for The Wild Bunch. When the match had been going on for 24 minutes, TiGrEs Fx's Oliver Sonne got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Egil Örnberg. If Luciano Apukas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Luciano Apukas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Egil Örnberg. That made the score 3-0 in the 32 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Luciano Apukas managed to get in a good position for a shot. TiGrEs Fx's supporters rose to their feet, but Luciano Apukas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Egil Örnberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

Ospin Almaraz kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Egil Örnberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luciano Apukas in the 56th minute of play. After 58 minutes, Bernt Abelsson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Wild Bunch and the TiGrEs Fx players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bernt Abelsson hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute, Bertil Sandell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luciano Apukas struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Egil Örnberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for TiGrEs Fx. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Luciano Apukas managed to get in a good position for a shot. TiGrEs Fx's supporters rose to their feet, but Luciano Apukas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Egil Örnberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 81st minute, Pål Bergkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pål Bergkvist made in the 85th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Markus Zachrisson. Egil Örnberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Apukas in the 86th minute of the match. In the 88th minute, Luciano Apukas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Egil Örnberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. In the 91st match minute, TiGrEs Fx was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mister Peet to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. TiGrEs Fx had won after a very even match.