U23 World League

La Cueva
Spectators: 7577 (Terracing: 5683, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nikiforos Iakovatos started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Zero Hedge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elias Carlsson to maneuver through the defense. Hans Nordström hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Jens-Ola Löv was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Jesus Turi. 12 minutes into the match, Oscar Dimas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jens-Ola Löv. Zero Hedge's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Oscar Dimas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Sportivo Constitución's Jesus Turi shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 15th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Jens-Ola Löv but with some difficulty. The supporters of Sportivo Constitución booed when Zero Hedge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hans Nordström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sportivo Constitución's Gaspar Libertad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bertil Åström in the 17th minute of play. In the 19th match minute, Zero Hedge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dani Python to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd minute Oscar Dimas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jens-Ola Löv saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Sportivo Constitución's goal looked a bit too open when Bertil Åström came free, but Gaspar Libertad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hans Nordström hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 30 minutes into the game, Nikiforos Iakovatos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Jens-Ola Löv was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 33 minutes into the match, Nikiforos Iakovatos notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Zero Hedge's Jens-Ola Löv. Jens-Ola Löv was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Zero Hedge's Jens-Ola Löv played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikiforos Iakovatos in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Jesus Turi 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. In the 45th minute Eleuterio Odilon suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Melker Törnblom's late challenge caught a Sportivo Constitución's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Melker Törnblom helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Sportivo Constitución booed when Zero Hedge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Melker Törnblom didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zero Hedge's Jens-Ola Löv played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jesus Turi in the 47th minute of play. In the 47th match minute, Zero Hedge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Freddie Lindholm to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bertil Åström stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Oscar Dimas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jens-Ola Löv was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. In the 57th minute of the match, Bertil Åström tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gaspar Libertad saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, Zero Hedge's Karl Lindström got a free kick in the 60th minute. If Nikiforos Iakovatos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Oscar Dimas took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jens-Ola Löv. Jens-Ola Löv dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Zero Hedge's Jens-Ola Löv played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oscar Dimas in the 66th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Arnulfo Gaskon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sportivo Constitución made a substitution. Cornelio Dunixi replaced Luis Mergildo. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Constitución's Arnulfo Gaskon got a free kick in the 69th minute. Gaspar Libertad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hans Nordström in the 69th minute of the match. In the 74th minute Nikiforos Iakovatos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jens-Ola Löv saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bertil Åström in the 77th minute of play forced Sportivo Constitución's goalkeeper Gaspar Libertad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Sportivo Constitución getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Eugenio Betadur hit a great ball. Gaspar Libertad didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 86th minute, which inside left pole to 5-1. After having played for 89 minutes, Bertil Åström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zero Hedge's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bertil Åström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 91st minute Bertil Åström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gaspar Libertad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Zero Hedge's Arman Sjögren got a free kick in the 91st minute. 94 minutes into the match, Zero Hedge's goal looked a bit too open when Jesus Turi came free, but Jens-Ola Löv reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, Nikiforos Iakovatos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jens-Ola Löv. Zero Hedge's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nikiforos Iakovatos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Sportivo Constitución fully deserved thier win.