U23 World League

Banvallen
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Birger Erserman made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Birger Erserman in the 3rd minute of play forced 17 de enero team's goalkeeper Prospero Matxin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Birger Erserman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Prospero Matxin made a huge save. Sture Gerdberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Benat, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Benat in the 7th minute of play forced Glemmingebro IF's goalkeeper Sture Gerdberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Prospero Matxin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sören Johnsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Jaime Txema managed to get in a good position for a shot. 17 de enero team's supporters rose to their feet, but Jaime Txema was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sture Gerdberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 13 minutes into the match, Glemmingebro IF's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Benat came free, but Sture Gerdberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felix Tinglöf hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. With 19 minutes on the clock, Delmar Santiago commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in 17 de enero team fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 18th minute. Penalty! 24 minutes into the game, Baltasar Millano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 17 de enero team's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Glemmingebro IF the free kick. Baltasar Millano kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 26th minute, Baltasar Millano made a precise shot to the right of Sture Gerdberg. Glemmingebro IF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 29th minute, Baltasar Millano made a precise shot to the right of Sture Gerdberg. Glemmingebro IF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Baltasar Millano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sture Gerdberg having to interfere. After 43 played minutes Glemmingebro IF got a freekick which was hit by Kristian Arenstedt. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Baltasar Millano to make the kick off. Prospero Matxin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Birger Erserman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 58 minutes, Baltasar Millano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 17 de enero team's supporters crossed their fingers, but Baltasar Millano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Baltasar Millano came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the 17 de enero team 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 Baltasar Millano couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Baltasar Millano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sture Gerdberg was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. After 64 played minutes Baltasar Millano rounded Glemmingebro IF's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-3. After 68 played minutes 17 de enero team got a freekick which was hit by Jaime Txema. In the 70th minute of the match Jens-Ove Bergfeldt shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Prospero Matxin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Prospero Matxin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Birger Erserman in the 78th minute of the match. Prospero Matxin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Birger Erserman in the 81st minute of the match. Tommy Lind hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 86th minute Sören Johnsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Prospero Matxin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 de enero team's Prospero Matxin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Birger Erserman in the 90th minute of play.