U23 World League

La Gran Manzana
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Emanuel Vedholm charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emanuel Vedholm the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 6th minute, Emanuel Vedholm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nils-Åke Hamnberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Honorio Oalo went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 12th minute, Emanuel Vedholm ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Victorino Leheren was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Cosme Maidana hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Med Gang FC's Nils-Erik Allbom couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 16th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Manzano FC. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emanuel Vedholm in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Victorino Leheren prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Victorino Leheren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Vedholm in the 19th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emanuel Vedholm in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victorino Leheren saved Manzano FC from getting behind. Victorino Leheren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emanuel Vedholm's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emanuel Vedholm in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Victorino Leheren prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Victorino Leheren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emanuel Vedholm's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Victorino Leheren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Vedholm in the 23rd minute of the match. Victorino Leheren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuel Vedholm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristo Laurin hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. When Med Gang FC's Emanuel Vedholm in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Manzano FC's goalie prevented a goal. Manzano FC's Victorino Leheren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Vedholm in the 29th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emanuel Vedholm in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Victorino Leheren prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Manzano FC's Victorino Leheren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Vedholm in the 33rd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Emanuel Vedholm put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Victorino Leheren. Victorino Leheren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuel Vedholm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emanuel Vedholm blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Victorino Leheren having to make a save. Victorino Leheren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emanuel Vedholm's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Emanuel Vedholm to strike the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Manzano FC got a freekick which was hit by Jeronimo Argenis. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Honorio Oalo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manzano FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Honorio Oalo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nils-Åke Hamnberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emanuel Vedholm in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victorino Leheren saved Manzano FC from getting behind. Simen Heisters fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victorino Leheren having to interfere. Victorino Leheren made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Emanuel Vedholm sent off a good shot on target. 64 minutes into the match, Simen Heisters notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Manzano FC's Victorino Leheren. Victorino Leheren was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 67 minutes into the game, Emanuel Vedholm cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Victorino Leheren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Manzano FC getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Honorio Oalo hit a great ball. Emanuel Vedholm scored 1-6 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Victorino Leheren, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Manzano FC's Victorino Leheren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Manzano FC from getting a goal against them. Emanuel Vedholm in the 82ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Victorino Leheren, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Simen Heisters might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Victorino Leheren. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Simen Heisters ran back to his position shaking his head. Victorino Leheren stood somewhat misplaced when Emanuel Vedholm came free in front of goal and shot 1-7 to the left of him in the 86 minute. In the 89th match minute, Manzano FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gavino Emmanuel to maneuver through the defense. Victorino Leheren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Vedholm in the 95th minute of play. The Manzano FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Med Gang FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Med Gang FC.