U23 World League

Scaniae
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kent Gunnarsson started the match with the kick off. Staffan Fribäck hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Khodadad Khan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filomeno Eztebe, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. When Frans Hedling fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Terra Scaniae's protests and gave Frans Hedling a yellow card for diving instead. Pedro Faron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kent Gunnarsson in the 10th minute of play. The supporters of Bancruz F.C booed when Terra Scaniae was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kent Gunnarsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Terra Scaniae's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Gaueko came free, but Khodadad Khan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Bancruz F.C's goalkeeper Pedro Faron had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oscar Näfver. In the 21st minute Kent Gunnarsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Faron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Isidoro Sanchez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Faron came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Terra Scaniae's Kent Gunnarsson. But to his dismay, Kent Gunnarsson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Khodadad Khan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Javier Dunixi, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Teodoro Oihenarte kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Edgard Cambranes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Filomeno Eztebe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Javier Dunixi might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Khodadad Khan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Javier Dunixi ran back to his position shaking his head. Khodadad Khan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evaristo Johans in the 47th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Javier Dunixi made a kick off. Khodadad Khan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filomeno Eztebe in the 51st minute of play. Kent Gunnarsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Oscar Näfver received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Pedro Faron tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Faron showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kent Gunnarsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. When Oscar Näfver came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Terra Scaniae fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Oscar Näfver couldn't finish the play. Oscar Näfver recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Javier Dunixi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Khodadad Khan made a huge save. After having played for 81 minutes, Frans Hedling managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Terra Scaniae's supporters crossed their fingers, but Frans Hedling was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 87th minute, Kent Gunnarsson got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 90 minutes into the match, Terra Scaniae's goalkeeper Khodadad Khan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Javier Dunixi. Javier Dunixi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.