U21 World League

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Spectators: 7741 (Terracing: 5807, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arvid Henriksson kicked off to start the match. John Wahlnäs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tirso Abancens in the 3rd minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, FF Små Gröna Män's goal looked a bit too open when Tirso Abancens came free, but John Wahlnäs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fliz Abadia in the 11th minute of play forced FF Små Gröna Män's goalkeeper John Wahlnäs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 12 played minutes Munat Tayka got a freekick which was hit by Toro Abancens. When Oscar Bålström came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the FF Små Gröna Män 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 Oscar Bålström couldn't finish the play. Firme Abaunza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dick Hagberg in the 15th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Munat Tayka's goal looked a bit too open when Arvid Henriksson came free, but Firme Abaunza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Peter Strömbom's late challenge caught a Munat Tayka's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Peter Strömbom helped the player get up and apologised. Peter Strömbom hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Tirso Abancens charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tirso Abancens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Tirso Abancens hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. John Wahlnäs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fliz Abadia in the 27th minute of play. John Wahlnäs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fliz Abadia, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Firme Abaunza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arvid Henriksson in the 29th minute of play. After 29 minutes of play, FF Små Gröna Män's Arvid Henriksson made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Firme Abaunza was left in no man's land by his defense there! 33 minutes into the match, Arvid Henriksson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Firme Abaunza. Munat Tayka's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arvid Henriksson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Firme Abaunza came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by FF Små Gröna Män's Dick Hagberg. But to his dismay, Dick Hagberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Through an outstanding action, after 43 minutes, Firme Abaunza successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 46th minute, Mauricio Abellaneda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tirso Abancens was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute Arvid Henriksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Firme Abaunza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Munat Tayka defense, Arvid Henriksson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Firme Abaunza. The Munat Tayka fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Firme Abaunza should have stopped the shot. Firme Abaunza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kjell Törnqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Munat Tayka's goal looked a bit too open when Kjell Törnqvist came free, but Firme Abaunza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Firme Abaunza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dick Hagberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Inko Abajas in the 72nd minute of play forced FF Små Gröna Män's goalkeeper John Wahlnäs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Munat Tayka's Firme Abaunza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dick Hagberg in the 73rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Tirso Abancens could shoot a difficult shot in the 77th minute, which John Wahlnäs however easily saved by the left post. John Wahlnäs made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Fliz Abadia sent off a good shot on target. Munat Tayka's Firme Abaunza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kjell Törnqvist in the 90th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in FF Små Gröna Män's zone, Tirso Abancens stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. John Wahlnäs came out of the goal and Tirso Abancens tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. FF Små Gröna Män's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.