U23 World League

66° North Stadium
Spectators: 7696 (Terracing: 5773, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jack Lundblad started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Buenaventura FC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Alexis Moscoso hit a great ball. With his leg Leonidas Barrera managed to avoid a goal in the 3rdth minute, when Polar Ice Caps's Jack Lundblad fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Jack Lundblad's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leonidas Barrera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. Leonidas Barrera made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Jack Lundblad sent off a good shot on target. Buenaventura FC's Leonidas Barrera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tord Lundin in the 12th minute of play. Leonidas Barrera made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Jack Lundblad sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Polar Ice Caps getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Ingmar Klementsson hit a great ball. With a little luck, Buenaventura FC's Leonidas Barrera got control of the ball when Jack Lundblad tried to sneak it across the goal line. Leonidas Barrera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jack Lundblad in the 27th minute. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Buenaventura FC's goalkeeper Leonidas Barrera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Polar Ice Caps's Ture Viklund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André-Pierre Gignac in the 33rd minute of play. André Botvidsson kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. The Polar Ice Caps players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Buenaventura FC were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jairo de Azevedo to make the kick off. Buenaventura FC's Leonidas Barrera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jack Lundblad in the 54th minute of play. Leonidas Barrera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jack Lundblad, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. After 61 minutes, Alejandro Urane mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Buenaventura FC and the Polar Ice Caps players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 61st minute, Alejandro Urane hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd minute, Stig-Arne Beneth hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 73 played minutes Polar Ice Caps got a freekick which was hit by Stellan Sellberg. Polar Ice Caps's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Toro Martínez 75 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-2. 79 minutes into the match, Polar Ice Caps's goal looked a bit too open when André-Pierre Gignac came free, but Ture Viklund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ture Viklund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André-Pierre Gignac in the 79th minute of play. When Stig-Arne Beneth fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Polar Ice Caps's protests and gave Stig-Arne Beneth a yellow card for diving instead. In the 82nd match minute, Polar Ice Caps was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stig-Arne Beneth to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute of the match, Jairo de Azevedo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ture Viklund was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Jack Lundblad might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leonidas Barrera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jack Lundblad ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 93rd minute Jack Lundblad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonidas Barrera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Buenaventura FC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Victor Toledano hit a great ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Buenaventura FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.