U23 World League

BENAVALLEN
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Ludvig Söderquist received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Hélder Vinhas came out and tried to block the shot, but Ludvig Söderquist slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 6th minute. Hélder Vinhas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hans Lustig, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Helge Jönsson hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute, Ricardo Cestarolli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Joacim Strömbom's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hélder Vinhas was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. 22 minutes into the match, Cestarolli FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hans Lustig came free, but Hélder Vinhas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Cestarolli FC booed when BENA FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Helge Jönsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute, Joacim Strömbom 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. BENA FK's Gaspar Leheren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiaguinho Cestarolli in the 29th minute of play. Ricardo Cestarolli might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gaspar Leheren. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ricardo Cestarolli ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Cestarolli FC's Neno Cestarolli got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joacim Strömbom in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hélder Vinhas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 42 played minutes Cestarolli FC got a freekick which was hit by Neno Cestarolli. Hélder Vinhas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ludvig Söderquist in the 44th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tiaguinho Cestarolli was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, BENA FK's Gaspar Leheren got control of the ball when Bebeto Cestarolli tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 52nd minute, Ricardo Cestarolli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gaspar Leheren was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 57 minutes into the match, Hans Lustig had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hélder Vinhas. Cestarolli FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hans Lustig was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 61st minute, Joacim Strömbom ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hélder Vinhas was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. After a rather tough play, Cestarolli FC's Natanael Cunha got a free kick in the 66th minute. BENA FK's Gaspar Leheren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bebeto Cestarolli in the 76th minute of play. After having played for 79 minutes, Bebeto Cestarolli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cestarolli FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bebeto Cestarolli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Hans Lustig came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the BENA FK 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 Hans Lustig couldn't finish the play. Cestarolli FC's Tiaguinho Cestarolli got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Michael Palm blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hélder Vinhas having to make a save. If Joacim Strömbom had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. BENA FK walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.