U23 World League

Tierra de fuego
Spectators: 7628 (Terracing: 5722, Seating: 1754, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joaquim Pereta started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Golden Dragón F.C's Xoan Barbera dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 7th minute, Torbjörn Nordmark hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Blue Boys Predators getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Torbjörn Nordmark hit a great ball. Blue Boys Predators's defense didn't have a chance, in the 10th minute, when Xoan Barbera scored to the left of an out of position Greger Myr, making the score, 2-0. After 20 played minutes Golden Dragón F.C got a freekick which was hit by Dalmau Tecla. Golden Dragón F.C's Froila Espin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Valler in the 21st minute of play. After having played for 24 minutes, Arvin Lindström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Blue Boys Predators's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arvin Lindström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Greger Myr showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Pereta, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Greger Myr was out of position in the 31 minute of play, and Xoan Barbera capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Xoan Barbera really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. If Joaquim Pereta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 35th minute, Xoan Barbera reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Greger Myr. The goal made the score 4-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. George Valler was the one to do the kick off. Greger Myr showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xoan Barbera in the 53rd minute of the match. When the match clock showed 54 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Xoan Barbera sped through Blue Boys Predators's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Greger Myr. In the 59th minute Olov Kvalfält suffered a knee injury and had to be helped off the field. Blue Boys Predators made a substitution. Kasper Lindell replaced Olov Kvalfält. Chaime Alamon kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Xoan Barbera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Greger Myr stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xoan Barbera's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. Xoan Barbera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 71st minute Xoan Barbera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Greger Myr saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Greger Myr didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Xoan Barbera went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Golden Dragón F.C's Mitxaut Bargues was substituted for Joaquim Pereta. 77 minutes into the game, Golden Dragón F.C's Mitxaut Bargues nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Greger Myr made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. 81 minutes into the match, Golden Dragón F.C's Xoan Barbera sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Greger Myr narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 83rdth minute of the game George Valler who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Golden Dragón F.C's Froila Espin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Xoan Barbera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xoan Barbera in the 91st minute of play forced Blue Boys Predators's goalkeeper Greger Myr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xoan Barbera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Greger Myr having to interfere. Blue Boys Predators's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.