U23 World League

Bombonera Stadium
Spectators: 8058 (Terracing: 6045, Seating: 1853, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Filip Örtlund got the match started through his kick off. Gabi Batistuta scored 1-0 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andreas Svensson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. La Candela FC's Emanuel Laurin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pol Putov in the 15th minute of play. In the 16th minute of the match FC NILS got a corner. La Candela FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Zebastian Palmkvist ran over to the corner to take the kick. Emanuel Laurin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christer Boberg in the 17th minute of the match. Kenny Isaksson kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Emanuel Laurin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christer Boberg in the 22nd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, FC NILS's goal looked a bit too open when Gabi Batistuta came free, but Andreas Svensson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The throw-in from Kenny Isaksson in the 31st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by La Candela FC's Orlando Medina. Andreas Svensson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cai Bing Cheng showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 32 minute of play. Orlando Medina hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Andreas Svensson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodosio Frans in the 37th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, FC NILS's goal looked a bit too open when Gabi Batistuta came free, but Andreas Svensson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andreas Svensson was out of position in the 40 minute of play, and Gabi Batistuta capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gabi Batistuta really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. 43 minutes into the match, La Candela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Christer Boberg came free, but Emanuel Laurin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to La Candela FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Teodosio Frans hit a great ball. Tim Nordlund took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 45th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Emanuel Laurin. La Candela FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. La Candela FC's Emanuel Laurin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filip Örtlund in the 46th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ademar Castro to make the kick off. Andreas Svensson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ademar Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Emanuel Laurin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zebastian Palmkvist in the 57th minute of play. If Gabi Batistuta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 62 minutes into the match, Ademar Castro notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of FC NILS's Andreas Svensson. Andreas Svensson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Emanuel Laurin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christer Boberg in the 66th minute. FC NILS's Filip Örtlund was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 66th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Gabi Batistuta scored 5-1 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andreas Svensson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. FC NILS's Florencio Gaueko was substituted for Pol Putov. 76 minutes into the match, La Candela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zebastian Palmkvist came free, but Emanuel Laurin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. La Candela FC's Ademar Castro got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Emanuel Laurin made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Christer Boberg sent off a good shot on target. In the 81st match minute, FC NILS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustaf Tunberg to maneuver through the defense. Emanuel Laurin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darin Bozduganov, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. The La Candela FC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.