U23 World League

El Cielito
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 120) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Niclas Hjälm kicked off to start the match. Isac Christoffersson hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. 11 minutes into the match, FC Kurdish Warriors's goalkeeper Wictor Hagström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guo Hao Chen. 13 minutes into the match, Santos de Buenos Aires FC's goal looked a bit too open when August Kling came free, but Diego Melendez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute Folke Alebäck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diego Melendez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santos de Buenos Aires FC's Diego Melendez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by August Kling in the 18th minute of play. Wictor Hagström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Calvet in the 24th minute of play. Diego Melendez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Folke Alebäck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Folke Alebäck in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Diego Melendez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Santos de Buenos Aires FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Primo Isidor hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the match, Santos de Buenos Aires FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sven-Arne Gustafsson came free, but Diego Melendez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 34 minutes of play, FC Kurdish Warriors's Folke Alebäck made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Diego Melendez was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sven-Arne Gustafsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diego Melendez having to interfere. With a little luck, FC Kurdish Warriors's Wictor Hagström got control of the ball when Guo Hao Chen tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Santos de Buenos Aires FC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Guo Hao Chen hit a great ball. After the first half FC Kurdish Warriors were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Guo Hao Chen to strike the kick off in the second half. With his leg Diego Melendez managed to avoid a goal in the 57thth minute, when FC Kurdish Warriors's Niclas Hjälm fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Santos de Buenos Aires FC's Diego Melendez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven-Arne Gustafsson in the 59th minute of play. In the 63rd match minute, Santos de Buenos Aires FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Modesto Caetano to maneuver through the defense. Diego Melendez was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Niclas Hjälm. Diego Melendez came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by FC Kurdish Warriors's Niclas Hjälm. But to his dismay, Niclas Hjälm quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Niclas Hjälm could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Diego Melendez made a huge save. Wictor Hagström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guo Hao Chen in the 77th minute of play. FC Kurdish Warriors's Wictor Hagström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Modesto Caetano in the 82nd minute of play. Diego Melendez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Niclas Hjälm in the 84th minute. In the 86th minute, Folke Alebäck ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Diego Melendez was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. When Patricio Frans fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Santos de Buenos Aires FC's protests and gave Patricio Frans a yellow card for diving instead.