U23 World League

Parken
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vicente Cebrian took the kick off in the first half of the match. IFK Stockholm's Gunnar Granqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgilio Petrigai in the 3rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Vicente Cebrian's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gunnar Granqvist was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Leo Lönn struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Maximiliano Bittor didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for IFK Stockholm. Gunnar Granqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virgilio Petrigai in the 21st minute of the match. 29 minutes into the match, IFK Stockholm's goal looked a bit too open when Vicente Cebrian came free, but Gunnar Granqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Leo Lönn came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the IFK Stockholm fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Leo Lönn couldn't finish the play. Anton Kvarnström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 39th play minutes Leo Lönn shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Maximiliano Bittor and just under the crossbar into goal. 43 minutes into the match, IFK Stockholm's goal looked a bit too open when Aurelio Vistruario came free, but Gunnar Granqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leo Lönn to make the kick off. When Felix Wallin fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored IFK Stockholm's protests and gave Felix Wallin a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in IFK Stockholm fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 54th minute. Penalty! Maximiliano Bittor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leo Lönn, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Perico City Grup's Everardo Guerrero got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurelio Vistruario in the 63rd minute of play forced IFK Stockholm's goalkeeper Gunnar Granqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Simon Ek scored 2-1 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Maximiliano Bittor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Anton Kvarnström hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Maximiliano Bittor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leo Lönn, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Virgilio Petrigai kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Maximiliano Bittor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leo Lönn in the 79th minute of play. IFK Stockholm's Gunnar Granqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aurelio Vistruario in the 80th minute of play. Maximiliano Bittor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leo Lönn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 85 in the game by Vicente Cebrian from a close distance when the talented Gunnar Granqvist managed to make a qualified save. IFK Stockholm's players were relieved. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Virgilio Petrigai during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Virgilio Petrigai kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. In the 91st match minute, Perico City Grup was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aurelio Vistruario to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Lönn in the 91st minute of play forced Perico City Grup's goalkeeper Maximiliano Bittor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leo Lönn took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Maximiliano Bittor. Maximiliano Bittor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. When Leo Lönn came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the IFK Stockholm fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Leo Lönn couldn't finish the play. Leonard Örtlund took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 99th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Maximiliano Bittor. Perico City Grup's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. IFK Stockholm were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Perico City Grup for a fine match.