U21 World League

Estadio Piamontesa
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Stefan Collin made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Kwyjibo's Beremundo Armea got a free kick in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severino Mendana in the 6th minute of play forced AIF's goalkeeper Sven-Olof Ahlroht to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute, Severino Mendana 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. AIF's Gunnar Klemensson got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lazaro Meja didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gunnar Klemensson went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. When Urtungo Campa came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Kwyjibo 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 Urtungo Campa couldn't finish the play. A collision led to AIF getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Greger Jonasson hit a great ball. Lazaro Meja didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bror Skoog went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After 32 minutes, Diegotxe Lope mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kwyjibo and the AIF players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of AIF booed when Kwyjibo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diegotxe Lope didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lazaro Meja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gunnar Klemensson in the 34th minute of the match. Lazaro Meja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Greger Jonasson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Kwyjibo's zone, Bror Skoog stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lazaro Meja came out of the goal and Bror Skoog tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 42nd minute Gunnar Klemensson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lazaro Meja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sven-Olof Ahlroht made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Urtungo Campa in the 44th minute of play. After the first half AIF were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Severino Mendana stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gunnar Klemensson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 57 played minutes Kwyjibo got a freekick which was hit by Diegotxe Lope. Bror Skoog fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lazaro Meja having to interfere. Lazaro Meja made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Gunnar Klemensson sent off a good shot on target. Urtungo Campa took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sven-Olof Ahlroht. Sven-Olof Ahlroht dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Lazaro Meja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stefan Collin, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Bror Skoog received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Lazaro Meja tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the last second Lazaro Meja throw himself and got hold of the ball when Anton Harlén in the 75thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Lazaro Meja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gunnar Klemensson in the 77th minute of play. If Gunnar Klemensson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute, AIF's Stefan Collin ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Lazaro Meja. Lazaro Meja yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. In the 87th match minute, AIF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl-Axel Persson to maneuver through the defense. 93 minutes into the match, Kwyjibo's Urtungo Campa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sven-Olof Ahlroht narrowly saved just below the crossbar. AIF's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.