U21 World League

Påskbergsvallen
Spectators: 7701 (Terracing: 5777, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Lars-Erik Pettersson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Pascua in the 4th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felix Pascua in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lars-Erik Pettersson saved Warberg FC from getting behind. Veronica Sabugo took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lars-Erik Pettersson. Lars-Erik Pettersson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. When Adrian Vibjörnsson came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Warberg FC 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 Adrian Vibjörnsson couldn't finish the play. Fredric Mattsson hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Warberg FC:s Lars-Erik Pettersson showed great skill when he stopped Moisés Yañez:s penalty. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Warberg FC's goalkeeper Lars-Erik Pettersson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 21st minute, Felix Pascua left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Loja S.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Rene Carrandi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Loja S.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Rene Carrandi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lars-Erik Pettersson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Göran Ekeberg in the 29th minute of play forced Loja S.C.'s goalkeeper Fidel Lecea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 32 minutes, Veronica Sabugo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Loja S.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Veronica Sabugo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Göran Ekeberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Fidel Lecea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 39 played minutes Loja S.C. got a freekick which was hit by Rene Carrandi. Fidel Lecea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Göran Ekeberg in the 40th minute of the match. Warberg FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Isaac Elg in the 41st minute. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Veronica Sabugo made the kick off in the second half. Lars-Erik Pettersson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Veronica Sabugo, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 61st minute, Loja S.C.'s Felix Pascua dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. When Veronica Sabugo came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Loja S.C. 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 Veronica Sabugo couldn't finish the play. Loja S.C.'s Rene Carrandi got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Warberg FC's Lars-Erik Pettersson got control of the ball when Rene Carrandi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 78th minute, Veronica Sabugo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Loja S.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. After a defensive mix-up in Warberg FC's zone, Felix Pascua stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lars-Erik Pettersson came out of the goal and Felix Pascua tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 92 minutes into the game, when Morgan Hallgren put in a rough tackle. 91 minutes into the game, one of Warberg FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Loja S.C.'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.