U23 World League

El Costurero
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marteinn Palermo kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Bengt-Arne Danielsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Al-Slottshöjden fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 7 minutes into the match, Enhebrator FC's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Bergstedt came free, but Dante Dantae reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Enhebrator FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kim Lang came free, but Dante Dantae reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Al-Slottshöjden were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after Enhebrator FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hugo Valler took the corner. After 16 minutes Al-Slottshöjden's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Edelmiro Umea who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Paul-Henri van Nistelrooij got away a dangerous shot. Despite this David Ahlstedt quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bror Stålman in the 24th minute of play forced Enhebrator FC's goalkeeper Dante Dantae to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Al-Slottshöjden booed when Enhebrator FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardo-Enrique Textex didn't get a good kick on the ball. Egil Malmberg got a throw-in 29 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Anthon Torsberg. Dante Dantae showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Bergstedt, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Marteinn Palermo might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over David Ahlstedt. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marteinn Palermo ran back to his position shaking his head. David Ahlstedt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marteinn Palermo in the 39th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bengt-Arne Danielsson to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes Enhebrator FC got a freekick which was hit by Ricardo-Enrique Textex. Marteinn Palermo struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. David Ahlstedt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Enhebrator FC. When Paul-Henri van Nistelrooij fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Enhebrator FC's protests and gave Paul-Henri van Nistelrooij a yellow card for diving instead. In the 67th match minute, Enhebrator FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul-Henri van Nistelrooij to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Bror Stålman took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Dante Dantae to make any attempt to save it. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Bengt-Arne Danielsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Al-Slottshöjden's supporters rose to their feet, but Bengt-Arne Danielsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dante Dantae breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Marteinn Palermo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 81 minutes into the game, Enhebrator FC's Marteinn Palermo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. David Ahlstedt made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. During the 85th minute of the match Paul-Henri van Nistelrooij completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Paul-Henri van Nistelrooij a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Martin Bergstedt might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dante Dantae. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Martin Bergstedt ran back to his position shaking his head. 96 minutes into the game, Martin Bergstedt recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dante Dantae. Martin Bergstedt showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3.