U23 World League

Dome of Thrash
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jonathan Svensson started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute, Servando Dorado ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mårten Nordström was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The audience was convinced that Jonathan Svensson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chano Iglesias was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Servando Dorado managed to get in a good position for a shot. ReyPoxo's supporters rose to their feet, but Servando Dorado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mårten Nordström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniel Barral in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mårten Nordström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 25thth minute of the game Daniel Barral who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Oakcroft Thrashers's Mårten Nordström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 26th minute Jonathan Svensson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chano Iglesias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute of the match ReyPoxo got a corner. Oakcroft Thrashers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ander Aguado ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led ReyPoxo's Ander Aguado to fire away a dangerous shot which Mårten Nordström despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 35 minutes of play, Oakcroft Thrashers's Tobias Jernberg made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Chano Iglesias was left in no man's land by his defense there! 39 minutes into the match, Servando Dorado had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mårten Nordström. Oakcroft Thrashers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Servando Dorado was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jonathan Svensson in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Chano Iglesias prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 44 minutes into the game, Oakcroft Thrashers's Jonathan Svensson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Chano Iglesias made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-2. Chano Iglesias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobias Jernberg in the 47th minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Servando Dorado stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The throw-in from Ingvar Lagerberg in the 51st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ReyPoxo's Piorno Acedo. In the 57th minute Stefan Asmundsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chano Iglesias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the game, Servando Dorado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ReyPoxo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Oakcroft Thrashers the free kick. Servando Dorado hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the ReyPoxo defense, Tobias Jernberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Chano Iglesias. The ReyPoxo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Chano Iglesias should have stopped the shot. With an all-out effort, ReyPoxo's Mårten Nordström threw himself towards the right post 62 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Servando Dorado, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Chano Iglesias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Svensson in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Jonathan Svensson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Chano Iglesias was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-2. Jonathan Svensson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 75 minutes, the score became 9-2 when Stefan Asmundsson sped through ReyPoxo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Chano Iglesias. After some careless play in the ReyPoxo defense, Jonathan Svensson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Chano Iglesias. The ReyPoxo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Chano Iglesias should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Oakcroft Thrashers's Carl Apelqvist got a free kick in the 85th minute. Oakcroft Thrashers walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.