U23 World League

Porjus Draknäste
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wesley Cabral kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd match minute, Porjus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harry Forsberg to maneuver through the defense. In the 6th minute, Wesley Cabral ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benigno Guillem was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Fred Hjortberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. La Candela FC's Benigno Guillem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carl Lundgren in the 10th minute of play. Benigno Guillem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carl Lundgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Pontus Lundin came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by La Candela FC's Amadeo Su. But to his dismay, Amadeo Su quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Joaquin Domenec charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joaquin Domenec the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 28th match minute, La Candela FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joaquin Domenec to maneuver through the defense. In the 30th minute, Nestor Toribio made a precise shot to the right of Pontus Lundin. Porjus's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Amancio Abancens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pontus Lundin having to interfere. 39 minutes into the game, Amadeo Su cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Pontus Lundin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 43rd minute, Amancio Abancens made a precise shot to the right of Pontus Lundin. Porjus's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-4. La Candela FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 46th minute, when Carl Lundgren scored to the left of an out of position Benigno Guillem, making the score, 4-4. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

In the 52nd minute Amadeo Su shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pontus Lundin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jerry Bock kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Benigno Guillem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carl Lundgren in the 56th minute of play. A collision led to La Candela FC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Joaquin Domenec hit a great ball. In the 60th minute, Mats Nilsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pontus Lundin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amadeo Su, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to La Candela FC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Ignacio Noe hit a great ball. Pontus Lundin made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Nestor Toribio sent off a good shot on target. Pontus Lundin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fulgencio Berto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 71 minutes into the match, Cipriano Florin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pontus Lundin, 4-6. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jesus Arias during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to La Candela FC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Jesus Arias hit a great ball. Pontus Lundin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fulgencio Berto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 83 minutes into the match, Fulgencio Berto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pontus Lundin. Porjus's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fulgencio Berto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-8. 87 minutes into the game, Ivan Ström was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Porjus's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Candela FC the free kick. In the 87th minute, Ivan Ström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tiburcio Bonadona's late challenge caught a Porjus's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tiburcio Bonadona helped the player get up and apologised. In the 90th match minute, La Candela FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiburcio Bonadona to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute, La Candela FC's Fulgencio Berto ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pontus Lundin. Pontus Lundin yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-9. The audience was convinced that Cipriano Florin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pontus Lundin was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. In the last second Pontus Lundin throw himself and got hold of the ball when Cipriano Florin in the 96thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. La Candela FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.