U23 World League

AC Vallen
Spectators: 7663 (Terracing: 5748, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Algot Månsson kicked off to start the match. If Eusebio Gartzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cornelio Asteri came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by AC United's William Persson. But to his dismay, William Persson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. 14 minutes into the game, Allan Ekström was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AC United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Guansa the free kick. Allan Ekström hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Baristo in the 15th minute of play forced AC United's goalkeeper Gustaf Rudberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isidoro Baristo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 19th minute Isidoro Baristo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustaf Rudberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Filip Holmgren charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Filip Holmgren the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cornelio Asteri made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Algot Månsson sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, AC United's Algot Månsson got a free kick in the 30th minute. Gustaf Rudberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isidoro Baristo in the 31st minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, AC United's goal looked a bit too open when Anier Pedroso came free, but Gustaf Rudberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gustaf Rudberg came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by Guansa's Anier Pedroso. But to his dismay, Anier Pedroso quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Isidoro Baristo was the one to do the kick off. Allan Ekström made in the 51st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Guansa's Hector Terciero. After 53 minutes, Eusebio Gartzi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Guansa and the AC United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 53rd match minute, Guansa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eusebio Gartzi to maneuver through the defense. When Algot Månsson came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the AC United 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 Algot Månsson couldn't finish the play. Gustaf Rudberg made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Eusebio Gartzi sent off a good shot on target. Isidoro Baristo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cornelio Asteri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from William Persson in the 69th minute of play. After 71 minutes of play, AC United's Harry Löfdahl made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cornelio Asteri was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cornelio Asteri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from William Persson in the 75th minute of the match. In the 85thth minute of the game Algot Månsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Guansa's Cornelio Asteri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, AC United's Patric Ödman got a free kick in the 85th minute. Cornelio Asteri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from William Persson in the 87th minute of the match. Isidoro Baristo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Gustaf Rudberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, AC United's Allan Ekström got a free kick in the 94th minute. After having played for 95 minutes, Isidoro Baristo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Guansa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Isidoro Baristo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. AC United were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Guansa for a fine match.