U21 World League

S y D Serengueti
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Otto Brask started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Roque Ramond had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Lázaro Bernal took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Gustaf Rudberg to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roque Ramond in the 9th minute of play forced AC United's goalkeeper Gustaf Rudberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eskil Danielsson charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eskil Danielsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, AC United's Eskil Danielsson got a free kick in the 10th minute. The supporters of AC United booed when Real Academia Serengetti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnulfo Eguntsenti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Otto Brask fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimiro Pirro having to interfere. Lázaro Bernal struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Gustaf Rudberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Real Academia Serengetti. Celso Vimaro kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. 2-0 became the score in the 20th minute when Roque Ramond elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Real Academia Serengetti's Vladimiro Pirro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Otto Brask in the 24th minute of play. Gustaf Rudberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lázaro Bernal in the 33rd minute of the match. After 34 minutes, Roque Ramond mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Academia Serengetti and the AC United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Academia Serengetti's goalkeeper Vladimiro Pirro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 36th match minute, Real Academia Serengetti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lisandro Esquipula to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Otto Brask in the 38th minute of play forced Real Academia Serengetti's goalkeeper Vladimiro Pirro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute of the match AC United got a corner. Real Academia Serengetti's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Algot Månsson ran over to the corner to take the kick. Algot Månsson made a great header on AC United's corner, it was just that Real Academia Serengetti's Vladimiro Pirro managed to reach the ball for a save. Vladimiro Pirro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Otto Brask, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Lázaro Bernal came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Real Academia Serengetti 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 Lázaro Bernal couldn't finish the play. In the 47th minute, Otto Brask ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vladimiro Pirro was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Lázaro Bernal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Academia Serengetti's supporters rose to their feet, but Lázaro Bernal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gustaf Rudberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Real Academia Serengetti's Vladimiro Pirro got control of the ball when Otto Brask tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Algot Månsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 69 played minutes Real Academia Serengetti got a freekick which was hit by Roque Ramond. Real Academia Serengetti's Vladimiro Pirro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Real Academia Serengetti from getting a goal against them. Gustaf Rudberg didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Real Academia Serengetti's Lázaro Bernal shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 80th minute, Roque Ramond left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Academia Serengetti fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. After a defensive mix-up in AC United's zone, Celso Vimaro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gustaf Rudberg came out of the goal and Celso Vimaro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 92 minutes into the match, Real Academia Serengetti's goalkeeper Vladimiro Pirro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Otto Brask. AC United's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.