World League

Captain Tsubasa
Spectators: 7561 (Terracing: 5672, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Anton Bârsan kicked off to start the match. Cesare Cardillo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto Alcaraz, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Firma Barnängen's zone, Anton Bârsan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rune Söder came out of the goal and Anton Bârsan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kemalettin Yüksel hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Modesto Amor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rune Söder having to interfere. Lechuguitas F.C.'s Laureano Dimas managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Bernt Runberg in the 13 minute of the game. 20 minutes into the match, Lechuguitas F.C.'s Anton Bârsan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rune Söder narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cesare Cardillo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Humberto Alcaraz in the 21st minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anton Bârsan in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rune Söder saved Firma Barnängen from getting behind. Andreas Stolpe hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Rune Söder made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arnulfo Tercero in the 27th minute. In the 28th minute, Humberto Alcaraz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Firma Barnängen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 31st minute, Lechuguitas F.C.'s Anton Bârsan ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Rune Söder. Rune Söder yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Anton Bârsan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Rune Söder made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Lechuguitas F.C.'s Anton Bârsan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rune Söder. That made the score 2-1 after 37 minutes of play. Cesare Cardillo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Löv in the 40th minute of the match. In the 41st match minute, Lechuguitas F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amancio Clodio to maneuver through the defense. Cesare Cardillo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mark Olsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Kemalettin Yüksel's late challenge caught a Lechuguitas F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kemalettin Yüksel helped the player get up and apologised. In the 43rd match minute, Firma Barnängen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kemalettin Yüksel to maneuver through the defense. 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.

52 minutes into the match, Jonathan Löv dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Cesare Cardillo, 3-2. Rune Söder stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anton Bârsan's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. When Firma Barnängen's Humberto Alcaraz in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lechuguitas F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Kemalettin Yüksel hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. 71 minutes into the game, Lechuguitas F.C.'s Anton Bârsan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rune Söder made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. Nicolas Chaime was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 77 minutes into the match. Lechuguitas F.C.'s Armando Santiago was substituted for Florentino Nabar. After 77 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Lechuguitas F.C.! Cesare Cardillo had in the 80thth minute some difficulties stopping Matthias Ekström's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 83 minutes into the game, Lechuguitas F.C.'s Anton Bârsan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rune Söder made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Bârsan in the 87th minute of play forced Firma Barnängen's goalkeeper Rune Söder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Firma Barnängen's Rune Söder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Bârsan in the 92nd minute of play. Rune Söder stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anton Bârsan's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. Mark Olsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Lechuguitas F.C. fans cheered their team off the field, for while Firma Barnängen had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.