U21 World League

Estadio Nagano
Spectators: 7624 (Terracing: 5719, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sven-Ove Thedin got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Zenaido Henriquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Åke Gustafsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to NAGANO F.C getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Jairo Villavedon hit a great ball. Zenaido Henriquez scored 1-0 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Åke Gustafsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jairón Carradelo had several of the Ghost Hunters's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 11 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 2-0 score and a disappointed Åke Gustafsson as he didn't even see the shot coming. A collision led to Ghost Hunters getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Brian Glanselius hit a great ball. Ghost Hunters's Åke Gustafsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ysidro Creus in the 20th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sven Bäckman during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 22 played minutes Ghost Hunters got a freekick which was hit by Sven Bäckman. A collision led to NAGANO F.C getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Jairo Villavedon hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in NAGANO F.C's zone, Sven-Ove Thedin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sanchez Vagrande came out of the goal and Sven-Ove Thedin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 40 minutes into the game, Zenaido Henriquez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Åke Gustafsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Åke Gustafsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zenaido Henriquez in the 46th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Zenaido Henriquez made the kick off in the second half. Åke Gustafsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zenaido Henriquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 65 minutes into the game, NAGANO F.C's Jairón Carradelo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Åke Gustafsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. Ghost Hunters's Åke Gustafsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zenaido Henriquez in the 71st minute of play. Åke Gustafsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jairón Carradelo in the 75th minute of play. Sven-Ove Thedin charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sven-Ove Thedin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 77th match minute, Ghost Hunters was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven-Ove Thedin to maneuver through the defense. 81 minutes into the match, Mario Borniquell had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Åke Gustafsson. Ghost Hunters's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mario Borniquell was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. Åke Gustafsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ysidro Creus in the 85th minute of play. After 85 played minutes Ghost Hunters got a freekick which was hit by Sven-Ove Thedin. Zenaido Henriquez took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Åke Gustafsson. Åke Gustafsson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. NAGANO F.C had played much better football throughout.