U23 World League

Elvia Vasquez
Spectators: 7756 (Terracing: 5819, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Klas Norberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. RamPa Football Club's Lixandro Carbo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hans Blom in the 3rd minute of play. After taking down the ball on BK Tåfjutt's corner John Stabbe fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lixandro Carbo quite easily take care of the ball. The BK Tåfjutt fans' excitement grew in the 11th match minute when BK Tåfjutt's Klas Norberg looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 15th minute Klas Norberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lixandro Carbo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Villiam Trillkott made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Shi Le Yu sent off a good shot on target. RamPa Football Club's Lixandro Carbo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Klas Norberg in the 20th minute of play. BK Tåfjutt's Niklas Ålberg managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Yu Jun Yuan in the 22 minute of the game. 23 minutes into the match, RamPa Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Hans Blom came free, but Lixandro Carbo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Ulf Lindqvist fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BK Tåfjutt's protests and gave Ulf Lindqvist a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to BK Tåfjutt getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Ulf Lindqvist hit a great ball. Lixandro Carbo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klas Norberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. If Hans Blom had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 34 minutes into the game, BK Tåfjutt's Klas Norberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lixandro Carbo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

BK Tåfjutt made a substitution. Mattias Petersson replaced Rickard Julin. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ramon Beckham to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes of play, BK Tåfjutt's Klas Norberg made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lixandro Carbo was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Hans Blom in the 66th minute of play forced RamPa Football Club's goalkeeper Lixandro Carbo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute of the match BK Tåfjutt got a corner. RamPa Football Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mattias Petersson ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Mattias Petersson almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but RamPa Football Club's Lixandro Carbo did a great save. In the 71st minute, BK Tåfjutt's Olof Soned ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Lixandro Carbo. Lixandro Carbo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-6. 74 minutes into the match, RamPa Football Club's goalkeeper Lixandro Carbo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Olof Soned. Lixandro Carbo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olof Soned in the 80th minute of play. Olof Soned might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lixandro Carbo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Olof Soned ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to BK Tåfjutt getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Hans Blom hit a great ball. Lixandro Carbo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niklas Österberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Villiam Trillkott made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neto Idalgo in the 93rd minute of play. The BK Tåfjutt players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.