U23 World League

Coliseo Messi Dios
Spectators: 7728 (Terracing: 5797, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vincent Ørkild kicked off to start the match. Chen Hong Jun made an important save on a dangerous shot by Generoso Gonzo in the 4th minute. In the 6thth minute of the game Johan Wenerdahl who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Super Penalitop's Manuel Berto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Severiano Rios made in the 10th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Lillhärdal BF's Karles Puyol. After a defensive mix-up in Lillhärdal BF's zone, Vincent Ørkild stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chen Hong Jun came out of the goal and Vincent Ørkild tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A sloppy throw-in by Severiano Rios in the 14th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Lillhärdal BF's Karles Puyol. In the 15th minute, Rune Westerstrand ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manuel Berto was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Manuel Berto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Johan Wenerdahl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mórits Kaa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Johan Wenerdahl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 24 minutes into the match, Lillhärdal BF's goal looked a bit too open when Vincent Ørkild came free, but Chen Hong Jun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Super Penalitop getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Honorio Arano hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johan Wenerdahl in the 33rd minute of play forced Super Penalitop's goalkeeper Manuel Berto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Johan Wenerdahl kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Chen Hong Jun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vincent Ørkild in the 39th minute of the match. After 41 minutes, Karles Puyol mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lillhärdal BF and the Super Penalitop players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 41st minute, Karles Puyol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Johan Wenerdahl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Berto having to interfere. 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. Johan Wenerdahl was the one to do the kick off. Chen Hong Jun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andre Iniesta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 53 minutes into the match, Lillhärdal BF's goal looked a bit too open when Mórits Kaa came free, but Chen Hong Jun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 55thth minute of the game Johan Wenerdahl who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Super Penalitop's Manuel Berto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 60 minutes Super Penalitop's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Torsten Lekberg who took care of the corner kick. Lillhärdal BF's Chen Hong Jun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorio Arano in the 62nd minute of play. When Rune Westerstrand fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lillhärdal BF's protests and gave Rune Westerstrand a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Super Penalitop booed when Lillhärdal BF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rune Westerstrand didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manuel Berto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torsten Lekberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Chen Hong Jun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andre Iniesta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manuel Berto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Johan Wenerdahl in the 81st minute. In the 83rd minute Honorio Arano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chen Hong Jun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Johan Wenerdahl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 87th minute, Karles Puyol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chen Hong Jun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vincent Ørkild, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Super Penalitop's Manuel Berto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 鲁克诚 in the 92nd minute of play. Lillhärdal BF's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.