U23 World League

Malvinas Argentinas
Spectators: 7664 (Terracing: 5749, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leonardo Claude started the match with the kick off. Jerry Felin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leonardo Claude in the 6th minute. In the 11th minute Valentin Senen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerry Felin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Annedal FC's Jerry Felin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benigno Frans in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benigno Frans in the 18th minute of play forced Annedal FC's goalkeeper Jerry Felin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute Manuel Enol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerry Felin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Valentin Senen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tama's supporters rose to their feet, but Valentin Senen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jerry Felin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 22nd minute, Valentin Senen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 27th match minute, Annedal FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Calle Gustavsson to maneuver through the defense. In the 30th minute Valentin Senen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerry Felin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jerry Felin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Senen in the 30th minute of play. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by Annedal FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rigoberto Eleazar was slow to take the kick. During this time Tama's players had a chance to rest. Manuel Enol made a great header on Tama's corner, it was just that Annedal FC's Jerry Felin managed to reach the ball for a save. Tama were awarded a corner in the 34th minute after Annedal FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rigoberto Eleazar took the corner. The crowd rose to their feet as Tama's Benigno Frans slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jerry Felin. That made the score 1-0 after 40 minutes of play. Jerry Felin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Senen in the 47th minute of play. 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 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Per-Olof Söderqwist made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benigno Frans in the 60th minute of play forced Annedal FC's goalkeeper Jerry Felin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Tama's Patricio Gartxot got control of the ball when Åke Gunnarsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Annedal FC's Stig-Ove Kämpe was substituted for Robin Ånger. Annedal FC made a substitution. Sven-Arne Grubb replaced Per-Olof Söderqwist. A collision led to Annedal FC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Henrik Skager hit a great ball. In the 80th minute, Valentin Senen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tama fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Jerry Felin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hernan Olayo in the 87th minute of the match. With a little luck, Tama's Patricio Gartxot got control of the ball when Sven-Arne Grubb tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximo Bizen in the 96th minute of play forced Annedal FC's goalkeeper Jerry Felin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Annedal FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.