U23 World League

Sacridome
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fredric Rudqvist started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Sportivo Chupeño was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orti Abastas to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fredric Rudqvist in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Agustin Avellaneda prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 6th minute Misael Abarca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arvid Bremming saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Sacri's Fredric Rudqvist in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sportivo Chupeño's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fredric Rudqvist in the 9th minute of play forced Sportivo Chupeño's goalkeeper Agustin Avellaneda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Chupeño's Misael Abarca got a free kick in the 13th minute. Misael Abarca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Arvid Bremming tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Agustin Avellaneda made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fredric Rudqvist in the 20th minute. When Orti Abastas fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sportivo Chupeño's protests and gave Orti Abastas a yellow card for diving instead. In the 24th match minute, Sportivo Chupeño was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orti Abastas to maneuver through the defense. When Greger Arvidsson fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sacri's protests and gave Greger Arvidsson a yellow card for diving instead. After 25 played minutes Sacri got a freekick which was hit by Greger Arvidsson. Sportivo Chupeño's defense didn't have a chance, in the 34th minute, when Fredric Rudqvist scored to the left of an out of position Agustin Avellaneda, making the score, 1-0. Eustacio Abeitia's late challenge caught a Sacri's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eustacio Abeitia helped the player get up and apologised. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lucas-David Lucena in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arvid Bremming prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Max Sandström's late challenge caught a Sportivo Chupeño's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Max Sandström helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Sacri getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Max Sandström hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Misael Abarca was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Sacri's Viktor Kellberg got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Fredric Rudqvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agustin Avellaneda having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fredric Rudqvist in the 60th minute of play forced Sportivo Chupeño's goalkeeper Agustin Avellaneda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Agustin Avellaneda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niclas Norberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 67th match minute, Sacri was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernst Dahlberg to maneuver through the defense. 68 minutes into the match, Eustacio Abeitia notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Sacri's Arvid Bremming. Arvid Bremming was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fredric Rudqvist in the 74th minute of play forced Sportivo Chupeño's goalkeeper Agustin Avellaneda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arvid Bremming showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Abajas, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. August Mattsson kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. After having played for 83 minutes, Niclas Norberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sacri's supporters crossed their fingers, but Niclas Norberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Agustin Avellaneda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fredric Rudqvist in the 85th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Misael Abarca could shoot a difficult shot in the 86th minute, which Arvid Bremming however easily saved by the left post. In the 87th minute of the match Sportivo Chupeño got a corner. Sacri's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eustacio Abeitia ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Sacri's goalie and right to Hugo Abajas. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Sacri's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Sportivo Chupeño's Agustin Avellaneda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fredric Rudqvist in the 93rd minute of play. The Sacri manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Sportivo Chupeño to win.