U21 World League

Skräckvallen
Spectators: 7593 (Terracing: 5696, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sven-Ove Thedin took the kick off in the first half of the match. 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 3rd minute of play. 3 minutes into the game, Zenaido Henriquez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Åke Gustafsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 13 minutes, Jaime Roig mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the NAGANO F.C and the Ghost Hunters players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jaime Roig hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Ghost Hunters's Åke Gustafsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iván Kaviedes in the 21st minute of play. Sanchez Vagrande showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Ove Thedin in the 25th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sven Bäckman during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sanchez Vagrande made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sven-Ove Thedin in the 29th minute. 31 minutes into the match, NAGANO F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Sven-Ove Thedin came free, but Sanchez Vagrande reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Perez Navarrete made in the 32nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Jairo Villavedon immediately put the ball in play. When Sven Bäckman was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 34 minutes had been played. After 39 minutes of play, NAGANO F.C's Iván Kaviedes made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Åke Gustafsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Åke Gustafsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zenaido Henriquez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 44 minutes into the game, Jairón Carradelo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Åke Gustafsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Iván Kaviedes took the ball and in the 47 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 0-4. The Ghost Hunters players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. NAGANO F.C were winning 0-4.

The wind increased when Iván Kaviedes made the kick off in the second half. Iván Kaviedes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Åke Gustafsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jairón Carradelo in the 57th minute. Åke Gustafsson was out of position in the 59 minute of play, and Zenaido Henriquez capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Zenaido Henriquez really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. Sven-Ove Thedin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Sanchez Vagrande tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Ghost Hunters's Åke Gustafsson got control of the ball when Jairón Carradelo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sven-Ove Thedin hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Ghost Hunters's Åke Gustafsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Ghost Hunters from getting a goal against them. Åke Gustafsson came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by NAGANO F.C's Jairón Carradelo. But to his dismay, Jairón Carradelo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. Iván Kaviedes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Åke Gustafsson made a huge save. Åke Gustafsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zenaido Henriquez in the 85th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Iván Kaviedes 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 Iván Kaviedes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. 92 minutes into the game, Iván Kaviedes recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Åke Gustafsson. Iván Kaviedes showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-8. Åke Gustafsson came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by NAGANO F.C's Jairón Carradelo. But to his dismay, Jairón Carradelo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-9. When the match was over NAGANO F.C could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Ghost Hunters throughout the match.