U23 World League

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Spectators: 7736 (Terracing: 5803, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Juoksengi's Matthias Ekegren started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, Carlitos p'Bitek had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tommy Melin. Juoksengi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carlitos p'Bitek was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Tommy Melin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Derek Neyens in the 9th minute of the match. After 11 played minutes Fohat Neyen got a freekick which was hit by Derek Neyens. Etxeberri Benavides made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matthias Ekegren in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute of the match Juoksengi got a corner. Fohat Neyen's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Matthias Ekegren ran over to the corner to take the kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Christiano Ronaldo in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Etxeberri Benavides prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Derek Neyens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 20 minutes into the match, Fohat Neyen's goal looked a bit too open when Matthias Ekegren came free, but Etxeberri Benavides reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st minute, Melker Kämpe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christiano Ronaldo in the 26th minute of play forced Fohat Neyen's goalkeeper Etxeberri Benavides to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Derek Neyens took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tommy Melin. Tommy Melin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Tommy Melin was out of position in the 35 minute of play, and Carlitos p'Bitek capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Carlitos p'Bitek really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. In the 39th minute, Fohat Neyen's Romelio Komar ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tommy Melin. Tommy Melin yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0. Etxeberri Benavides didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Juoksengi's Matthias Ekegren shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Etxeberri Benavides took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christiano Ronaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 48 minutes into the match, Fohat Neyen's goal looked a bit too open when Christiano Ronaldo came free, but Etxeberri Benavides reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Romelio Komar to make the kick off. Tommy Melin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romelio Komar, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 60th minute, Carlitos p'Bitek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fohat Neyen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. Tommy Melin came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Fohat Neyen's Derek Neyens. But to his dismay, Derek Neyens quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1. John Wiberg who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 69thth minute tested the skills of Etxeberri Benavides when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Christiano Ronaldo might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Etxeberri Benavides. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Christiano Ronaldo ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Fohat Neyen's Etxeberri Benavides got control of the ball when John Wiberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Etxeberri Benavides took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stor Mønster, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matthias Ekegren kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 81st match minute, Juoksengi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Josef Lundkvist to maneuver through the defense. Juoksengi's Tommy Melin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlitos p'Bitek in the 83rd minute of play. Somayina Cartagena hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. With an all-out effort, Juoksengi's Etxeberri Benavides threw himself towards the right post 87 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Matthias Ekegren, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Etxeberri Benavides made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Christiano Ronaldo sent off a good shot on target. Tommy Melin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Derek Neyens in the 95th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Juoksengi's John Wiberg got a free kick in the 95th minute.