U23 World League

Nou Fortín Guanipa
Spectators: 7547 (Terracing: 5662, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) Michael Åhlberg made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, Linköpings AIK's Olov Bock got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Tiago Cainzos kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Staffan Lind took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaspar Valines, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Staffan Lind showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlin Aguilar, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Celedonio Rasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valter Källberg in the 14th minute of play. Erramu Echarrizas short, quick shot in the 15thth minute got Staffan Lind to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of FERRABARCA FC booed when Linköpings AIK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valter Källberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Linköpings AIK's goalkeeper Staffan Lind had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gaspar Valines. In the 21stth minute of the game Gaspar Valines who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Linköpings AIK's Staffan Lind was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 22 minutes into the match, Michael Åhlberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Celedonio Rasa. FERRABARCA FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Michael Åhlberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 25th minute, Ingvar Engström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Linköpings AIK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Linköpings AIK's Staffan Lind played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaspar Valines in the 28th minute of play. After some careless play in the FERRABARCA FC defense, Ingvar Engström kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Celedonio Rasa. The FERRABARCA FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Celedonio Rasa should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Linköpings AIK's Staffan Lind got control of the ball when Gaspar Valines tried to sneak it across the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Linköpings AIK's goal looked a bit too open when Gaspar Valines came free, but Staffan Lind reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of FERRABARCA FC booed when Linköpings AIK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rickard Hedlund didn't get a good kick on the ball. Linköpings AIK's Staffan Lind played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaspar Valines in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 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 Gaspar Valines to make the kick off. Linköpings AIK's Staffan Lind played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erramu Echarriza in the 52nd minute of play. In the 53rd minute of the match FERRABARCA FC got a corner. Linköpings AIK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rayman Baraona ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 59th minute Gaspar Valines shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Staffan Lind saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Erramu Echarriza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Celedonio Rasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ingvar Engström in the 69th minute. Linköpings AIK:s Staffan Lind showed great skill when he stopped Rayman Baraona:s penalty. Staffan Lind showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erramu Echarriza in the 75th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the match, Linköpings AIK's goal looked a bit too open when Orlin Aguilar came free, but Staffan Lind reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Staffan Lind showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaspar Valines in the 79th minute of the match. Rayman Baraona kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. In the 86thth minute of the game Erramu Echarriza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Linköpings AIK's Staffan Lind was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of FERRABARCA FC booed when Linköpings AIK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olov Bock didn't get a good kick on the ball. Celedonio Rasa made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Ingvar Engström sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Linköpings AIK's Valter Källberg slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Celedonio Rasa. That made the score 0-4 after 95 minutes of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Linköpings AIK had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.