U23 World League

The Dome
Spectators: 7654 (Terracing: 5742, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ronaldinho Abechuco started the match with the kick off. Bolivian AI 1.0's Chale Abenda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niklas Öberg in the 10th minute of play. Davi Isac took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Urtsua Abancens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Davi Isac showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Urtsua Abancens, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 21stth minute of the game Niklas Öberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bolivian AI 1.0's Chale Abenda was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 25th minute, Stig-Åke Nyman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Rainerio Abancens managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bolivian AI 1.0's supporters rose to their feet, but Rainerio Abancens was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Davi Isac breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Haymakers FC's Davi Isac played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Urtsua Abancens in the 29th minute of play. Davi Isac showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Urtsua Abancens, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After having played for 36 minutes, Niklas Öberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Haymakers FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Niklas Öberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Niklas Öberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Haymakers FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Niklas Öberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chale Abenda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 43rd minute, Niklas Öberg 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urtsua Abancens in the 46th minute of play forced Haymakers FC's goalkeeper Davi Isac to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 47 minutes of play, Bolivian AI 1.0's Urtsua Abancens made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Davi Isac was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Niklas Öberg was the one to do the kick off. Dodorol Abecia's late challenge caught a Haymakers FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dodorol Abecia helped the player get up and apologised. After 55 played minutes Bolivian AI 1.0 got a freekick which was hit by Dodorol Abecia. Urtsua Abancens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Haymakers FC's Davi Isac played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Urtsua Abancens in the 61st minute of play. The supporters of Bolivian AI 1.0 booed when Haymakers FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joachim Kielstedt didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 67 played minutes Bolivian AI 1.0 got a freekick which was hit by Gregory Abar. Urtsua Abancens received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Davi Isac came out and tried to block the shot, but Urtsua Abancens slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 74th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Haymakers FC's zone, Urtsua Abancens stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Davi Isac came out of the goal and Urtsua Abancens tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldinho Abechuco in the 82nd minute of play forced Haymakers FC's goalkeeper Davi Isac to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Niklas Öberg 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ronaldinho Abechuco in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Davi Isac prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Niklas Öberg kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Urtsua Abancens got free with Davi Isac in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Haymakers FC's Niklas Öberg got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 95 played minutes Bolivian AI 1.0 got a freekick which was hit by Chan Aballe. 97 minutes into the match, Niklas Öberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Chale Abenda. Bolivian AI 1.0's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Niklas Öberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Bolivian AI 1.0's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.