U21 World League

Råsundas Minne
Spectators: 7972 (Terracing: 5980, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nils-Erik Vik got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Charles Gutiérrez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gert Blomqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 4 minutes into the game, Rapsodas Red Devils FC's Charles Gutiérrez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gert Blomqvist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The Rapsodas Red Devils FC fans' excitement grew in the 10th match minute when Rapsodas Red Devils FC's Charles Gutiérrez looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dayan Manchenko in the 13th minute of play forced Bahrtys Talanger's goalkeeper Gert Blomqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 15 minutes of play, Rapsodas Red Devils FC's Charles Gutiérrez made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gert Blomqvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 20 minutes of play, Rapsodas Red Devils FC's Dayan Manchenko made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gert Blomqvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 24th match minute, Bahrtys Talanger was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl-Magnus Boman to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Figo in the 26th minute of play forced Bahrtys Talanger's goalkeeper Gert Blomqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gert Blomqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kepa Ballugera, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 28th minute Kepa Ballugera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gert Blomqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute Charles Gutiérrez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gert Blomqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kjell Almkvist hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Karl-Magnus Boman hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. After 34th play minutes Charles Gutiérrez shot 0-5, a short shot which went by Gert Blomqvist and just under the crossbar into goal. After 38 minutes, Charles Gutiérrez made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. Bahrtys Talanger's Gert Blomqvist tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Gert Blomqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charles Gutiérrez in the 44th minute of play. After the first half Rapsodas Red Devils FC were leading 0-8. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Charles Gutiérrez was the one to do the kick off. Gert Blomqvist came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Rapsodas Red Devils FC's Ponce Sendin. But to his dismay, Ponce Sendin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-9. Gert Blomqvist didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Rapsodas Red Devils FC's Charles Gutiérrez shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-10 in the ordered_time% minute. Gert Blomqvist was a little too slow when Dayan Manchenko got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 60th minute. The score was now 0-11. With a little luck, Bahrtys Talanger's Gert Blomqvist got control of the ball when Ponce Sendin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gert Blomqvist made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Charles Gutiérrez sent off a good shot on target. Rapsodas Red Devils FC's Kepa Ballugera was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 69th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Gert Blomqvist was out of position in the 74 minute of play, and Charles Gutiérrez capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Charles Gutiérrez really showed his touch with that goal: 0-13. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bahrtys Talanger's goalkeeper Gert Blomqvist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gert Blomqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kepa Ballugera in the 79th minute of the match. 85 minutes into the match, Kepa Ballugera notched a goal, 0-14, to the right of Bahrtys Talanger's Gert Blomqvist. Gert Blomqvist was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dayan Manchenko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Gert Blomqvist made a huge save. Charles Gutiérrez had several of the Bahrtys Talanger's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 90 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-15 score and a disappointed Gert Blomqvist as he didn't even see the shot coming. Gert Blomqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charles Gutiérrez, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Rapsodas Red Devils FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.