U23 World League

Diego A. Maradona
Spectators: 7750 (Terracing: 5814, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arnold Stark kicked off to start the match. Ettah Kaká kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. A collision led to LTA FC getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Gonzalo Txema hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arnold Stark in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arsenio Maiorga saved LTA FC from getting behind. Arsenio Maiorga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnold Stark, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the match, LTA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Arnold Stark came free, but Arsenio Maiorga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivan Bernad might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Daniel Viklund. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ivan Bernad ran back to his position shaking his head. 17 minutes into the game, Tomás Matai threw the ball into play from the sideline. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's Ettah Kaká quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 18th minute, Arnold Stark got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to LTA FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Rodrigo Quintan hit a great ball. Daniel Viklund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Quintan in the 23rd minute of play. The supporters of Elmtaryd Agunnaryd booed when LTA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Bernad didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute LTA FC were awarded a corner. David Esiquio went to the cornerflag to take it. Antonio Rattín made a great header on LTA FC's corner, it was just that Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's Daniel Viklund managed to reach the ball for a save. After taking down the ball on Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's corner Alfred Markowski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Arsenio Maiorga quite easily take care of the ball. Daniel Viklund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Quintan in the 39th minute of the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

In the 54th match minute, LTA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Bernad to maneuver through the defense. During the 57th minute of the match Ettah Kaká completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ettah Kaká a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Elmtaryd Agunnaryd getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Ettah Kaká hit a great ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Elmtaryd Agunnaryd fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 58th minute. Penalty! Daniel Viklund didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from David Esiquio went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Quintan in the 68th minute of play forced Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's goalkeeper Daniel Viklund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 70 played minutes LTA FC got a freekick which was hit by Delmar Sol. LTA FC made a substitution. Virgilio Oton replaced Rodrigo Quintan. Delmar Sol hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. After 73 minutes, Stefan Lindström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Elmtaryd Agunnaryd and the LTA FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 76th match minute, LTA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teo Martxelin to maneuver through the defense. Paulino Argider hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd made a substitution. Antonio-Ubaldo Saletros replaced Mrongowiusz Szczepanowski. When Börje Malmström fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's protests and gave Börje Malmström a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of LTA FC booed when Elmtaryd Agunnaryd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Börje Malmström didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 92nd minute, Arnold Stark hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antonio Rattín blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Daniel Viklund having to make a save. A collision led to Elmtaryd Agunnaryd getting a freekick after 99 minutes play. Marko Blom hit a great ball.