U21 World League

Sniper Arena
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Carlos Erramu started the match with the kick off. Olov Groth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Pobersnik, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Vicente Monje scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Olov Groth, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Olov Groth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente Monje, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Vicente Monje notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of FC Snipers's Olov Groth. Olov Groth was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mats Godholm received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Enrique Batista came out and tried to block the shot, but Mats Godholm slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 17th minute. 20 minutes into the game, 010011110100011001000110's Mario Pobersnik nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Olov Groth made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. When Douglas Wiman came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the FC Snipers 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 Douglas Wiman couldn't finish the play. FC Snipers's Olov Groth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vicente Monje in the 27th minute of play. When Inge Gustafsson fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Snipers's protests and gave Inge Gustafsson a yellow card for diving instead. Natalio Sanson took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Olov Groth. Olov Groth dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Mats Godholm blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Enrique Batista having to make a save. Through an outstanding action, after 34 minutes, Enrique Batista successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Paulo Harri hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the match, FC Snipers's goal looked a bit too open when Mario Pobersnik came free, but Olov Groth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute Carlos Erramu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olov Groth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 1-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 54th minute, Mats Godholm left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Snipers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. The supporters of 010011110100011001000110 booed when FC Snipers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ingvar Vedholm didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, FC Snipers's Ingvar Vedholm got a free kick in the 59th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mario Pobersnik got free with Olov Groth in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Inge Gustafsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of FC Snipers booed when 010011110100011001000110 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vicente Monje didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lennart Svensson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrique Batista having to interfere. A collision led to 010011110100011001000110 getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Paulo Harri hit a great ball. Enrique Batista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lennart Svensson in the 76th minute of play. A collision led to FC Snipers getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Ingvar Vedholm hit a great ball. A collision led to 010011110100011001000110 getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Natalio Sanson hit a great ball. The supporters of FC Snipers booed when 010011110100011001000110 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Max Speed didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of FC Snipers booed when 010011110100011001000110 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eduardo Ruisko didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Snipers's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Max Speed 95 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-5.