U23 World League

Skarpan
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arvid Carlsson kicked off to start the match. Staffan Lind took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ildefonso Ortle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Linköpings AIK's Staffan Lind played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ildefonso Ortle in the 3rd minute of play. In the 3rd match minute, Gaviotas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Casimiro Lopez to maneuver through the defense. Gaviotas FC's Gavino Luke proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Gaviotas FC from getting a goal against them. If Johannes Torstensson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Johannes Torstensson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gavino Luke having to interfere. Sebastian Gimenez hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Gavino Luke came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Linköpings AIK's Arvid Carlsson. But to his dismay, Arvid Carlsson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Gaviotas FC's Gavino Luke proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Gaviotas FC from getting a goal against them. In the 47th minute, Arvid Carlsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gavino Luke was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 6-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Baldomiro Oliverios to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Johannes Torstensson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Linköpings AIK's supporters rose to their feet, but Johannes Torstensson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gavino Luke breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Johannes Torstensson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gavino Luke was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. After 55 minutes of play, Linköpings AIK's Arvid Carlsson made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gavino Luke was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Linköpings AIK fans' excitement grew in the 58th match minute when Linköpings AIK's Arvid Carlsson looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 8-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Gaviotas FC's Rodolfo Ursino was substituted for Ildefonso Ortle. After 63 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Gaviotas FC! When the match clock showed 72 minutes, the score became 11-0 when Arvid Carlsson sped through Gaviotas FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gavino Luke. When Linköpings AIK's Johannes Torstensson in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gaviotas FC's goalie prevented a goal. When Linköpings AIK's Arvid Carlsson in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gaviotas FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 79th minute, Arvid Carlsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Linköpings AIK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 12-0. After 82 played minutes Linköpings AIK got a freekick which was hit by Arvid Carlsson. Lino Elivareo kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. If Arvid Carlsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gavino Luke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arvid Carlsson in the 86th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arvid Carlsson in the 88th minute of play forced Gaviotas FC's goalkeeper Gavino Luke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Linköpings AIK's Johannes Torstensson got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 99 played minutes Linköpings AIK got a freekick which was hit by Johannes Torstensson. Linköpings AIK walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.