World League

Balbuena Arena
Spectators: 7765 (Terracing: 5825, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Blažej Blazejowski got the match started through his kick off. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Arvid Carlsson put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Ritchie Stansfield. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arvid Carlsson in the 7th minute of play forced Real Ayuntamiento CF's goalkeeper Ritchie Stansfield to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damazy Tomaszewski in the 8th minute of play forced Linköpings AIK's goalkeeper Jimmy Olsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ritchie Stansfield took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arvid Carlsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Real Ayuntamiento CF's Ritchie Stansfield played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julien Staffelbach in the 12th minute of play. Ritchie Stansfield made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albin Nilsson in the 13th minute of play. In the 17th minute Albin Nilsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ritchie Stansfield saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18thth minute of the game Arvid Carlsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Ayuntamiento CF's Ritchie Stansfield was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 19 minutes into the match, Real Ayuntamiento CF's goal looked a bit too open when Joakim Mikaelsson came free, but Ritchie Stansfield reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ritchie Stansfield took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julien Staffelbach, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ritchie Stansfield didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Julien Staffelbach went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Ritchie Stansfield showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albin Nilsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After 30 minutes, Arvid Carlsson made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Real Ayuntamiento CF's Ritchie Stansfield tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julien Staffelbach in the 37th minute of play forced Real Ayuntamiento CF's goalkeeper Ritchie Stansfield to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joakim Mikaelsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jimmy Olsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Blažej Blazejowski in the 44th minute of the match.

With an all-out effort, Linköpings AIK's Ritchie Stansfield threw himself towards the right post 53 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Arvid Carlsson, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The supporters of Real Ayuntamiento CF booed when Linköpings AIK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan-Erik Lundqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ritchie Stansfield showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albin Nilsson in the 59th minute of the match. Pedro Cucao received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Jimmy Olsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Real Ayuntamiento CF made a substitution. Faustino Frichoso replaced Blažej Blazejowski. The supporters of Linköpings AIK booed when Real Ayuntamiento CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Melquiades Ignado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jan-Erik Lundqvist received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ritchie Stansfield came out and tried to block the shot, but Jan-Erik Lundqvist slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 74th minute. 78 minutes into the match, Real Ayuntamiento CF's goalkeeper Ritchie Stansfield had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stefan Blomqvist. A collision led to Linköpings AIK getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Jan-Erik Lundqvist hit a great ball. Ritchie Stansfield showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albin Nilsson in the 87th minute of the match. The Linköpings AIK players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.