U23 World League

Skräckvallen
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dennis Lindkvist kicked off to start the match. Eber Ludeña received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Åke Gustafsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Brian Glanselius hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 7 minutes into the game, Andres Umea cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Åke Gustafsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kjell Eliasson during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Åke Gustafsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andres Umea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute Eber Ludeña shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Åke Gustafsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute, Sven Bäckman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Åke Gustafsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hipolito Lucila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes in the game Godofredo Idacio did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Alfonso Harkaitz. A collision led to Ghost Hunters getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Brian Glanselius hit a great ball. In the 25th minute, Hipolito Lucila ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Åke Gustafsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hipolito Lucila in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Åke Gustafsson saved Ghost Hunters from getting behind. Ghost Hunters's Åke Gustafsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andres Umea in the 29th minute of play. In the 32nd minute João Francisco Freire shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Åke Gustafsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Generoso Bastia scored 0-3 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Åke Gustafsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 38 minutes of play, All Boys 22's João Francisco Freire made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Åke Gustafsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 41st minute, Hipolito Lucila hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Åke Gustafsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hipolito Lucila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the match, Ghost Hunters's goal looked a bit too open when Eber Ludeña came free, but Åke Gustafsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute Eber Ludeña shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Åke Gustafsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Ghost Hunters defense, Andres Umea kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Åke Gustafsson. The Ghost Hunters fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Åke Gustafsson should have stopped the shot.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eber Ludeña made a kick off. After 55 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ghost Hunters! Åke Gustafsson went to the wrong direction when Edelmiro Presebal was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. A hard shot by Edelmiro Presebal from long distance, 58 minutes into the match, got Åke Gustafsson's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. All Boys 22's Hipolito Lucila got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 63 minutes into the match, Ghost Hunters's goal looked a bit too open when Hipolito Lucila came free, but Åke Gustafsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Åke Gustafsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eber Ludeña, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Generoso Bastia kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Åke Gustafsson. That made the score 0-6 in the 70 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as All Boys 22's Andres Umea slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Åke Gustafsson. That made the score 0-7 after 74 minutes of play. 78 minutes into the game, João Francisco Freire cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-8. Åke Gustafsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Åke Gustafsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Generoso Bastia in the 82nd minute of play. The All Boys 22 fans' excitement grew in the 83rd match minute when All Boys 22's Eber Ludeña looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-9 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a little luck, Ghost Hunters's Åke Gustafsson got control of the ball when Eber Ludeña tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 87th minute, Andres Umea reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Åke Gustafsson. The goal made the score 0-10. In the 92nd minute Generoso Bastia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Åke Gustafsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th match minute, All Boys 22 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hipolito Lucila to maneuver through the defense. Åke Gustafsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hipolito Lucila's shot from short distance in the 99th minute. When the final whistle sounded All Boys 22 left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Ghost Hunters.