U23 World League

Linghed Arena
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lucas Langoni started the match with the kick off. The referee felt a red card was in order, 12 minutes into the game, when Ramon Nesta put in a rough tackle. After having played for 14 minutes, Cristobal Ariando managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristobal Ariando was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kurt Askestät struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Humberto Orland didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Linghed Angels FC. In the 26th minute Jörgen Magnusson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Humberto Orland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Humberto Orland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jörgen Magnusson, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Max Dahlgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristobal Ariando in the 36th minute of the match. Jörgen Magnusson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Humberto Orland made a huge save. 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.

The wind increased when Jörgen Magnusson made the kick off in the second half. Humberto Orland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isak Vestberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isak Vestberg in the 62nd minute of play forced ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper Humberto Orland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jörgen Magnusson in the 65th minute of play forced ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper Humberto Orland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th match minute, Linghed Angels FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ingmar Barck to maneuver through the defense. ..Villa Rugby Club.. made a substitution. Manuel Iban replaced Augusto Udalaitz. Linghed Angels FC's Max Dahlgren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Linghed Angels FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jörgen Magnusson in the 81st minute of play forced ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper Humberto Orland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Humberto Orland played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jörgen Magnusson in the 88th minute of play. The supporters of Linghed Angels FC booed when ..Villa Rugby Club.. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillermo Kopola didn't get a good kick on the ball. Max Dahlgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roque James, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kurt Askestät struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Humberto Orland didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Linghed Angels FC.