U23 World League

26 de Marzo
Spectators: 7677 (Terracing: 5758, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Abel Normando made the kick off which started today's match. When Axel Kleine fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Los Del Kllejon FC's protests and gave Axel Kleine a yellow card for diving instead. After 6 played minutes Los Del Kllejon FC got a freekick which was hit by Axel Kleine. Lillhärdal BF's Chen Hong Jun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abel Normando in the 9th minute of play. Amador Laffitte stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Torsten Lekberg's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Amador Laffitte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Torsten Lekberg in the 14th minute of the match. In the 15th minute, Abel Normando hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 18 minutes into the match, Lillhärdal BF's goal looked a bit too open when Christan Pulisic came free, but Chen Hong Jun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amador Laffitte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Torsten Lekberg in the 19th minute of play. After 26 played minutes Lillhärdal BF got a freekick which was hit by Roy Hansson. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Abel Normando managed to get in a good position for a shot. Los Del Kllejon FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Abel Normando was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chen Hong Jun breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Chen Hong Jun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mattijs Verhaghen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lillhärdal BF's Chen Hong Jun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mattijs Verhaghen in the 33rd minute of play. Chen Hong Jun made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Mattijs Verhaghen sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mattijs Verhaghen in the 37th minute of play forced Lillhärdal BF's goalkeeper Chen Hong Jun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the game, Los Del Kllejon FC's Franco Colapinto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Chen Hong Jun made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 45th minute of the game. One of Los Del Kllejon FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Lillhärdal BF:s goal. In the 47th minute there was a penalty for Lillhärdal BF. Torsten Lekberg stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Amador Laffitte. 1-1. Los Del Kllejon FC made a substitution. Ariel Pereyra replaced Abel Normando. 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 Johan Wenerdahl to make the kick off. 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lillhärdal BF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Melquiades Haimar was slow to take the kick. During this time Los Del Kllejon FC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Los Del Kllejon FC's corner Melquiades Haimar fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Chen Hong Jun quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gervasio Adrio in the 58th minute of play forced Lillhärdal BF's goalkeeper Chen Hong Jun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute Christan Pulisic shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chen Hong Jun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Los Del Kllejon FC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Francisco González hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Viggo Löfgren got free with Amador Laffitte in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Lillhärdal BF getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Torsten Lekberg hit a great ball. When Karles Puyol fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lillhärdal BF's protests and gave Karles Puyol a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Lillhärdal BF getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Karles Puyol hit a great ball. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Del Kllejon FC's goalkeeper Amador Laffitte, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 88 minutes into the match, Lillhärdal BF's goal looked a bit too open when Christan Pulisic came free, but Chen Hong Jun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chen Hong Jun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christan Pulisic, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chen Hong Jun came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Los Del Kllejon FC's Ariel Pereyra. But to his dismay, Ariel Pereyra quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. The Lillhärdal BF players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Los Del Kllejon FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.