U21 World League

Astro Arena
Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fritz Aleberg started the match with the kick off. Jonny Strömberg in the 4thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Roman Montez, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Fritz Aleberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 10 minutes into the match, Villa Mitre's goalkeeper Roman Montez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rasmus Löfgren. After a rather tough play, Villa Mitre's Hipolito Corderro got a free kick in the 19th minute. 21 minutes into the game, Leandro Gabirel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Villa Mitre's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dexiators the free kick. After 21 played minutes Villa Mitre got a freekick which was hit by Leandro Gabirel. After 23 minutes of play, Dexiators's Bertil Rönn made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roman Montez was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sven-Edvin Vedholm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Astor Shepherd in the 26th minute of the match. Fritz Aleberg came free with the goalkeeper in the 29th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Roman Montez could save by the left post. Sven-Edvin Vedholm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clemente Rosario in the 30th minute of the match. Clemente Rosario scored 1-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sven-Edvin Vedholm, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Fritz Aleberg came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Dexiators fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fritz Aleberg couldn't finish the play. Dexiators's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sten Hökqvist in the 45th minute. Jonny Strömberg was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Clemente Rosario to make the kick off. Hipolito Corderro kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Sten Hökqvist, 54 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 57th minute, Clemente Rosario got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 66th minute, Bertil Rönn made a precise shot to the right of Roman Montez. Villa Mitre's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Roman Montez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fritz Aleberg in the 70th minute of the match. Rasmus Löfgren's late challenge caught a Villa Mitre's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rasmus Löfgren helped the player get up and apologised. Villa Mitre's Jonas Beltxe got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 89th minute, Fritz Aleberg made a precise shot to the right of Roman Montez. Villa Mitre's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Clemente Rosario got free with Sven-Edvin Vedholm in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Dexiators had played much better football throughout.