U23 World League

Islas Malvinas
Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sven-Ove Thedin took the kick off in the first half of the match. Hipolito Lucila fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Åke Gustafsson having to interfere. Åke Gustafsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andres Umea in the 5th minute. With his leg Åke Gustafsson managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when All Boys 22's Eber Ludeña fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 9th minute of the match All Boys 22 got a corner. Ghost Hunters's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edelmiro Presebal ran over to the corner to take the kick. All Boys 22's Edelmiro Presebal was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Åke Gustafsson in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 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. A collision led to Ghost Hunters getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Gert Håkansson hit a great ball. Ghost Hunters's Åke Gustafsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Generoso Bastia in the 18th minute of play. After 20 minutes Ghost Hunters's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Edelmiro Presebal who took care of the corner kick. After 23 minutes, Generoso Bastia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the All Boys 22 and the Ghost Hunters players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 23rd match minute, All Boys 22 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Generoso Bastia to maneuver through the defense. 31 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. In the 33rd minute, Elpidio Selmo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gert Håkansson took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 35th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Benicio Ignazio. All Boys 22's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Andres Umea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Åke Gustafsson made a huge save. Ghost Hunters's Åke Gustafsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hipolito Lucila in the 38th minute of play. 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. If Generoso Bastia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 45 played minutes Ghost Hunters got a freekick which was hit by Adam Svanér. Hipolito Lucila struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Åke Gustafsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for All Boys 22. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eber Ludeña was the one to do the kick off. 57 minutes into the game, Eber Ludeña cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Åke Gustafsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 61 minutes into the game, Sven-Ove Thedin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ghost Hunters's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave All Boys 22 the free kick. Sven-Ove Thedin hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Ghost Hunters's Brian Glanselius got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Åke Gustafsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eber Ludeña in the 64th minute of the match. Edelmiro Presebal made in the 66th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Alfonso Harkaitz however managed to control. 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 69th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Eber Ludeña 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 3-0. Eber Ludeña took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Åke Gustafsson. Åke Gustafsson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. The supporters of All Boys 22 booed when Ghost Hunters was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brian Glanselius didn't get a good kick on the ball. Åke Gustafsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eber Ludeña in the 80th minute of play. After 81 minutes of play Ghost Hunters's Adam Svanér was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, Ghost Hunters's Adam Svanér got a free kick in the 81st minute. 83 minutes into the game, Godofredo Idacio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. All Boys 22's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ghost Hunters the free kick. After some careless play in the Ghost Hunters defense, Hipolito Lucila 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. Åke Gustafsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Andres Umea went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Åke Gustafsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andres Umea, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute.