U23 World League

Río Miño
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5739, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Sotero Quiroga made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to Hawelka Himalayan High getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Gunnar Salqvist hit a great ball. Fredrik Bäckström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sotero Quiroga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andres Salan hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Fredrik Bäckström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sotero Quiroga in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sotero Quiroga in the 22nd minute of play forced Hawelka Himalayan High's goalkeeper Fredrik Bäckström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Hawelka Himalayan High booed when !Pabellon Ourense C.F. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sotero Quiroga didn't get a good kick on the ball. Charlie Isaksson took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 31st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mikel Bravo. !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Sotero Quiroga sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fredrik Bäckström narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sotero Quiroga's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Fredrik Bäckström firmly grabbed it by the left post. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Adrian Bagge was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Hawelka Himalayan High getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Gunnar Salqvist hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sotero Quiroga in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fredrik Bäckström saved Hawelka Himalayan High from getting behind. Fredrik Bäckström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sotero Quiroga in the 58th minute of play. The supporters of !Pabellon Ourense C.F. booed when Hawelka Himalayan High was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gunnar Salqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andres Salan hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Delfino Abrego received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Fredrik Bäckström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fredrik Bäckström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sotero Quiroga in the 74th minute of the match. In the 78th minute Sotero Quiroga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fredrik Bäckström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gunnar Salqvist charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gunnar Salqvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 82 played minutes Hawelka Himalayan High got a freekick which was hit by Charlie Isaksson. Hawelka Himalayan High's Fredrik Bäckström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sotero Quiroga in the 83rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sotero Quiroga in the 84th minute of play forced Hawelka Himalayan High's goalkeeper Fredrik Bäckström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fredrik Bäckström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sotero Quiroga in the 87th minute of play. Oskar Broberg hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Sotero Quiroga managed to get in a good position for a shot. !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Sotero Quiroga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fredrik Bäckström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Sotero Quiroga managed to get in a good position for a shot. !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Sotero Quiroga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fredrik Bäckström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sotero Quiroga in the 94th minute of play forced Hawelka Himalayan High's goalkeeper Fredrik Bäckström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hawelka Himalayan High were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.