U21 World League

Estadio Luzuriaga
Spectators: 7616 (Terracing: 5714, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gunnar Berg took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Cecilio Salomone had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gunnar Berg took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mihail Nazaria. Mihail Nazaria 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. 24 minutes into the match, ATE AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Gunnar Berg came free, but Mihail Nazaria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th minute, Eusebio Mano made a precise shot to the right of Henning Norberg. Zendraget BK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Mihail Nazaria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Börje Rudberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gunnar Berg in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mihail Nazaria prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 31 minutes into the match, Karl Frisck notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of ATE AFC's Mihail Nazaria. Mihail Nazaria was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mihail Nazaria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gunnar Berg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Henning Norberg made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Americo Leheren sent off a good shot on target. Börje Rudberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mihail Nazaria. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Börje Rudberg ran back to his position shaking his head.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Americo Leheren to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Karl Frisck got free with Mihail Nazaria in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eusebio Mano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Henning Norberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cecilio Salomone kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Cecilio Salomone sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gunnar Berg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Mihail Nazaria made a huge save. A collision led to ATE AFC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Ricky Dacio hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in ATE AFC's zone, Gunnar Berg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mihail Nazaria came out of the goal and Gunnar Berg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zendraget BK's Henning Norberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Americo Leheren in the 84th minute of play. Henning Norberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurelio Batista in the 87th minute of play. Nereo Dolfos hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Gunnar Berg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zendraget BK'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.