U23 World League

El Coliseo
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Juan Carlos Arce started the match with the kick off. After 8th play minutes Juan Carlos Arce shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Caroll Mårtensson and just under the crossbar into goal. Betadur Abastas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rune Möllgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Buksvinens IF's goal looked a bit too open when Iratze Abar came free, but Caroll Mårtensson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Caroll Mårtensson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iratze Abar in the 13th minute of play. Caroll Mårtensson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juan Carlos Arce in the 14th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ordono Abendano during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 15th match minute, Tiki Taka FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ordono Abendano to maneuver through the defense. Bengt-Arne Fransson kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Eguzki Abeijon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Caroll Mårtensson made a huge save. In the 22nd minute, Bengt-Arne Fransson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee felt a red card was in order, 26 minutes into the game, when Mattias Högman put in a rough tackle. After a rather tough play, Buksvinens IF's Mattias Högman got a free kick in the 27th minute. Arnalt Abenda was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 28th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bengt-Arne Fransson during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bengt-Arne Fransson kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Juan Carlos Arce came free with the goalkeeper in the 30th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Caroll Mårtensson could save by the left post. In the 34th minute Tiki Taka FC were awarded a corner. Arnalt Abenda went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Arnalt Abenda got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Caroll Mårtensson quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The supporters of Tiki Taka FC booed when Buksvinens IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rune Möllgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Juan Carlos Arce's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 37thth minute, Caroll Mårtensson skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Caroll Mårtensson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iratze Abar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Buksvinens IF's Caroll Mårtensson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Buksvinens IF from getting a goal against them. Iratze Abar hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. In the 48th minute, Buksvinens IF's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Juan Carlos Arce fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lars Nilsson to strike the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Juan Carlos Arce in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Caroll Mårtensson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Buksvinens IF's Caroll Mårtensson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Carlos Arce in the 59th minute of play. Buksvinens IF's Caroll Mårtensson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Carlos Arce in the 60th minute of play. Caroll Mårtensson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iratze Abar, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Tiki Taka FC's Ordono Abendano got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 70 minutes into the match, Eguzki Abeijon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Caroll Mårtensson. Buksvinens IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eguzki Abeijon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eguzki Abeijon in the 75th minute of play forced Buksvinens IF's goalkeeper Caroll Mårtensson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Tiki Taka FC's Ronaldinho Abeita got a free kick in the 77th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rune Möllgren in the 77th minute of play forced Tiki Taka FC's goalkeeper Betadur Abastas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Buksvinens IF's Caroll Mårtensson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iratze Abar in the 80th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iratze Abar in the 82nd minute of play forced Buksvinens IF's goalkeeper Caroll Mårtensson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Jaime Moreno ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Caroll Mårtensson was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. If Juan Carlos Arce had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 90 minutes into the match, Buksvinens IF's goal looked a bit too open when Juan Carlos Arce came free, but Caroll Mårtensson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iratze Abar struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Caroll Mårtensson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tiki Taka FC. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Tiki Taka FC had played much better football throughout.