U23 World League

Rank 1 Arena gooou
Spectators: 7867 (Terracing: 5902, Seating: 1809, VIP seats: 156) When the match clock showed 10 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Vinicio Reyes sped through Rank 1's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marcus Hagström. In the 14thth minute of the game Ubaldo Vedillo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rank 1's Marcus Hagström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The corner ended in Saturnino Pinto almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Rank 1's Marcus Hagström did a great save. After 20 minutes, Ubaldo Vedillo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Olimpo de Bahia Blanca and the Rank 1 players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Olimpo de Bahia Blanca getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Ubaldo Vedillo hit a great ball. Dick Lindgren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Fabio Diez made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Ubaldo Vedillo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcus Hagström was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Fredric Åhman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Fabio Diez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Rank 1's goalkeeper Marcus Hagström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ubaldo Vedillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's Fabio Diez got control of the ball when Dick Lindgren tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Rank 1's Conny Vesterberg in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's goalie prevented a goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vinicio Reyes was the one to do the kick off. Dick Lindgren blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fabio Diez having to make a save. 55 minutes into the game, Ubaldo Vedillo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Marcus Hagström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fabio Diez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dick Lindgren's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. 73 minutes into the match, Fredric Åhman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabio Diez. Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fredric Åhman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. After 78 minutes of play, Rank 1's Mustafa Anıl Kayansel made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fabio Diez was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ubaldo Vedillo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Marcus Hagström made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Rank 1's zone, Vinicio Reyes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcus Hagström came out of the goal and Vinicio Reyes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 91st minute, Benedito de Souza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd minute of the match Fredric Åhman sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fabio Diez skillfully saved the ball. In the 95th match minute, Olimpo de Bahia Blanca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ubaldo Vedillo to maneuver through the defense. For all the effort they put into the match, the Olimpo de Bahia Blanca players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Rank 1.