U23 World League

Estadio Matute
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gartzi Domingo started the match with the kick off. In the 5th match minute, ALIANZA 1901 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diegotxe Pujals to maneuver through the defense. When Diegotxe Pujals fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ALIANZA 1901's protests and gave Diegotxe Pujals a yellow card for diving instead. After 8 played minutes ALIANZA 1901 got a freekick which was hit by Diegotxe Pujals. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maximilian Johnsson in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pitin Baños saved ALIANZA 1901 from getting behind. In the 17th minute, Maximilian Johnsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximilian Johnsson in the 21st minute of play forced ALIANZA 1901's goalkeeper Pitin Baños to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. HEJA ESLÖV's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gustav Ahlroth in the 22nd minute. After taking down the ball on HEJA ESLÖV's corner Gustav Ahlroth fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pitin Baños quite easily take care of the ball. After some careless play in the ALIANZA 1901 defense, Maximilian Johnsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pitin Baños. The ALIANZA 1901 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pitin Baños should have stopped the shot. HEJA ESLÖV were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after ALIANZA 1901's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gustav Ahlroth took the corner. HEJA ESLÖV's Gustav Ahlroth was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pitin Baños in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 36 minutes into the game, HEJA ESLÖV's Maximilian Johnsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pitin Baños made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Gartzi Domingo kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. 41 minutes in the game Diegotxe Pujals did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Porfirio Regulez. After 42 minutes, Gustav Ahlroth mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the HEJA ESLÖV and the ALIANZA 1901 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 42nd minute, Gustav Ahlroth hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, HEJA ESLÖV's Irman Roos got control of the ball when Gartzi Domingo tried to sneak it across the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Maximilian Johnsson was the one to do the kick off. After 52 played minutes ALIANZA 1901 got a freekick which was hit by Diegotxe Pujals. The crowd rose to their feet as Maximilian Johnsson kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pitin Baños. That made the score 0-3 in the 54 minute of play. Gustav Ahlroth struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Pitin Baños didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for HEJA ESLÖV. 62 minutes into the match, HEJA ESLÖV's Maximilian Johnsson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pitin Baños narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Urre Salce during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of HEJA ESLÖV booed when ALIANZA 1901 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Urre Salce didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pitin Baños made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kasper Billberg in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximilian Johnsson in the 79th minute of play forced ALIANZA 1901's goalkeeper Pitin Baños to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 80 minutes, Magne Bohlin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. HEJA ESLÖV's supporters crossed their fingers, but Magne Bohlin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 88 played minutes HEJA ESLÖV got a freekick which was hit by Maximilian Johnsson. Pitin Baños showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximilian Johnsson in the 94th minute of the match. When the match was over HEJA ESLÖV could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ALIANZA 1901 throughout the match.