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Spectators: 7292 (Terracing: 5474, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 140) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lukas Asserlind made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lukas Asserlind in the 6th minute of play forced U.S. Soccer Academy's goalkeeper Jonas Sundström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Lukas Asserlind came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Båstad 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 Lukas Asserlind couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Txurio Almirall during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 12th minute, Txurio Almirall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonas Sundström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lukas Asserlind in the 14th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Minas Alexiou could shoot a difficult shot in the 19th minute, which Ronny Aronsson however easily saved by the left post. In the 20th minute, Minas Alexiou reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ronny Aronsson. The goal made the score 2-0. After a rather tough play, U.S. Soccer Academy's Reine Pihlblad got a free kick in the 27th minute. After a rather tough play, Båstad's Börge Bagge got a free kick in the 29th minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Båstad fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 31st minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Ronny Aronsson, was totally fooled by U.S. Soccer Academy's Txurio Almirall, who 32 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 41st minute, U.S. Soccer Academy's Reine Pihlblad dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. 45 minutes into the match, Minas Alexiou had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ronny Aronsson. Båstad's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Minas Alexiou was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0.

The wind increased when Minas Alexiou made the kick off in the second half. If Nicklas Soned had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 56 minutes into the game, Txurio Almirall threw the ball into play from the sideline. Båstad's Unai Galego quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 60th minute of the match, Lukas Asserlind tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jonas Sundström saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ronny Aronsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicklas Soned in the 64th minute of play. Ronny Aronsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Minas Alexiou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronny Aronsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reine Pihlblad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronny Aronsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Minas Alexiou in the 74th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Minas Alexiou in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ronny Aronsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Einar Utter got free with Jonas Sundström in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ronny Aronsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Minas Alexiou, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. 91 minutes into the match, Minas Alexiou notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Båstad's Ronny Aronsson. Ronny Aronsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Båstad's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.