U21 World League

Diego A. Milito
Spectators: 7651 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Narciso Ramone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Kennet Lagerberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 8th minute by Diego Milito got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Mårten Alström charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mårten Alström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Bearnaise EA's Mårten Alström got a free kick in the 14th minute. After a rather tough play, Racing Club【LBF】's Pascual Lesardo got a free kick in the 15th minute. Roque Leizarraga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jan-Olof Alin's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Ove Åberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roque Leizarraga having to interfere. Kennet Lagerberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesar Fiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 24th match minute, Racing Club【LBF】 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Pillud to maneuver through the defense. Racing Club【LBF】's Roque Leizarraga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan-Olof Alin in the 25th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Bearnaise EA's goal looked a bit too open when Cesar Fiz came free, but Kennet Lagerberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute, Jan-Olof Alin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jan-Olof Alin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Roque Leizarraga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Jan-Olof Alin got free with Roque Leizarraga in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When 李玮峰 Li fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bearnaise EA's protests and gave 李玮峰 Li a yellow card for diving instead. 李玮峰 Li kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Henrik Hjortsberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roque Leizarraga read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Ove Åberg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roque Leizarraga having to make a save. Ove Åberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kennet Lagerberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesar Fiz in the 73rd minute of the match. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by Racing Club【LBF】's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. 李玮峰 Li was slow to take the kick. During this time Bearnaise EA's players had a chance to rest. 李玮峰 Li made a great header on Bearnaise EA's corner, it was just that Racing Club【LBF】's Roque Leizarraga managed to reach the ball for a save. The Bearnaise EA supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Bearnaise EA would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.