U23 World League

Grillen
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Christian Eliasson kicked off to start the match. Kennet Lagerberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodosio Lain in the 5th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, Tiburones Rojos's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Eliasson came free, but Fanis Bakosis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fanis Bakosis was a little too slow when Bogumil Bielatowicz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 8th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 13th minute, Linus Bengtsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maximino Gaur took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 14th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kennet Lagerberg. Bearnaise EA's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Gerardo Ederono charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gerardo Ederono the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 15th minute, Gerardo Ederono hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Christian Eliasson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rosendo Argi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kennet Lagerberg having to interfere. 20 minutes into the match, Bearnaise EA's goal looked a bit too open when Teofilo Venceslao came free, but Kennet Lagerberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fanis Bakosis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Eliasson in the 21st minute of the match. Fanis Bakosis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Eliasson in the 23rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christian Eliasson got free with Fanis Bakosis in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Christian Eliasson struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Fanis Bakosis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bearnaise EA. In the 32nd minute, one of Tiburones Rojos:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Tiburones Rojos. Fanis Bakosis had in the 33rdth minute some difficulties stopping Mårten Alström's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. If Rosendo Argi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 36 minutes into the match, Bearnaise EA's goal looked a bit too open when Teofilo Venceslao came free, but Kennet Lagerberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 38 minutes into the game, when Linus Bengtsson put in a rough tackle. After 37 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Bearnaise EA! Kennet Lagerberg had in the 39thth minute some difficulties stopping Teofilo Venceslao's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Christian Eliasson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bearnaise EA's supporters rose to their feet, but Christian Eliasson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fanis Bakosis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Eliasson in the 46th minute of play forced Tiburones Rojos's goalkeeper Fanis Bakosis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Eliasson in the 48th minute of play forced Tiburones Rojos's goalkeeper Fanis Bakosis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Teodosio Lain to make the kick off. Tiburones Rojos's Fanis Bakosis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Eliasson in the 52nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Tiburones Rojos defense, Christian Eliasson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fanis Bakosis. The Tiburones Rojos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fanis Bakosis should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Eliasson in the 55th minute of play forced Tiburones Rojos's goalkeeper Fanis Bakosis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fanis Bakosis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Eliasson in the 64th minute of the match. Sixto Tristan's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Kennet Lagerberg firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 71st minute Bogumil Bielatowicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fanis Bakosis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 76 minutes into the game, Agne Aronsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bearnaise EA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tiburones Rojos the free kick. Tiburones Rojos's Maximino Gaur shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 77th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Kennet Lagerberg but with some difficulty. The crowd rose to their feet as Teofilo Venceslao kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kennet Lagerberg. That made the score 2-1 in the 82 minute of play. Kennet Lagerberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rosendo Argi in the 87th minute of the match. 92 minutes into the match, Rosendo Argi notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Bearnaise EA's Kennet Lagerberg. Kennet Lagerberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.