U21 World League

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Spectators: 7962 (Terracing: 5973, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) After a rather tough play, LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO's Christophe Guion got a free kick in the 5th minute. Barrett Wallace made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Kurt Hamrin sent off a good shot on target. Žan Matto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rickard Jakobsson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. Rickard Jakobsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Žan Matto in the 11th minute of the match. A collision led to LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Christophe Guion hit a great ball. 14 minutes into the game, LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO's Žan Matto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rickard Jakobsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Barrett Wallace made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kurt Hamrin in the 20th minute. In the 23rd match minute, IFK Gladdarna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Olofsson to maneuver through the defense. Jason Burne charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jason Burne the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 27th match minute, LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jason Burne to maneuver through the defense. After 28 played minutes, IFK Gladdarna's Elliot Lindmark shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Barrett Wallace came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in IFK Gladdarna reached it. The supporters of IFK Gladdarna booed when LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francis Jaubert didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO's Barrett Wallace got control of the ball when Kristian Bergqvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, IFK Gladdarna's goal looked a bit too open when Žan Matto came free, but Rickard Jakobsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rickard Jakobsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Žan Matto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kristian Bergqvist scored 1-1 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Barrett Wallace, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kurt Hamrin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Barrett Wallace made a huge save. The supporters of IFK Gladdarna booed when LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matthieu Septier didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kristian Bergqvist could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Barrett Wallace made a huge save. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Freddie Stenberg was the one to do the kick off. After 51 minutes, Marc Hassing mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO and the IFK Gladdarna players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Marc Hassing hit a great ball. In the 55th minute, Freddie Stenberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Barrett Wallace was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 58th minute Kurt Hamrin suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. When Jason Burne was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 58 minutes had been played. IFK Gladdarna made a substitution. Edgar Svensson replaced Kurt Hamrin. The supporters of IFK Gladdarna booed when LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jason Burne didn't get a good kick on the ball. 62 minutes into the match, IFK Gladdarna's goal looked a bit too open when Mímir Tille came free, but Rickard Jakobsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Barrett Wallace took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Freddie Stenberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mourad Chêne hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Barrett Wallace showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgar Svensson in the 71st minute of the match. Barrett Wallace made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Freddie Stenberg in the 74th minute of play. Anders Gunnarsson's late challenge caught a LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anders Gunnarsson helped the player get up and apologised. In the 80th minute, Anders Gunnarsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpected shot in the 81st minute by Christophe Guion got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO's Barrett Wallace played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Freddie Stenberg in the 84th minute of play. Barrett Wallace showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kristian Bergqvist in the 91st minute of the match. After 93 minutes of play, IFK Gladdarna's Kristian Bergqvist made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Barrett Wallace was left in no man's land by his defense there! There was no doubt that IFK Gladdarna were the better team. IFK Gladdarna's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.