U23 World League

Martin Palermo
Spectators: 7598 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hans Törnblom took the kick off in the first half of the match. Santa Maradona's Luis Santana got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 7thth minute of the game Hans Törnblom who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Santa Maradona's Tor Rosenlund was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Santana in the 8th minute of play forced AC Superstar's goalkeeper Charles Johansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tor Rosenlund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hans Törnblom, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When AC Superstar's Hans Törnblom in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Santa Maradona's goalie prevented a goal. Sven Söderberg kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Tor Rosenlund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hans Törnblom in the 25th minute of play. In the 28th minute Sture Ström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tor Rosenlund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Ciriaco Rencio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sture Ström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adam Skager kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Charles Johansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octavio Txurio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

54 minutes into the match, Luis Santana notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of AC Superstar's Charles Johansson. Charles Johansson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Charles Johansson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Santana in the 58th minute of the match. Tor Rosenlund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sture Ström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of AC Superstar booed when Santa Maradona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Octavio Txurio didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 71 played minutes Santa Maradona got a freekick which was hit by Octavio Txurio. Charles Johansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octavio Txurio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd minute, Octavio Txurio made a precise shot to the right of Charles Johansson. AC Superstar's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. The supporters of AC Superstar booed when Santa Maradona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciriaco Rencio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tor Rosenlund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sture Ström, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. When the referee ended the match the Santa Maradona players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.