U23 World League

Deuteronomio 30 19
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Velasco Ezquerra kicked off to start the match. In the 8th minute, Kennet Broberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 10 minutes into the match, Selmi Uğurcan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Maria Jacobsson, 2-0. When Svante Sigman fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Golden Lions FC's protests and gave Svante Sigman a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Golden Lions FC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Svante Sigman hit a great ball. Maria Jacobsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Velasco Ezquerra in the 19th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Velasco Ezquerra in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maria Jacobsson saved Golden Lions FC from getting behind. Thanks to some nice moves Selmi Uğurcan could shoot a difficult shot in the 24th minute, which Maria Jacobsson however easily saved by the left post. Maria Jacobsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Velasco Ezquerra went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. 31 minutes into the game, Challestone S.C.'s Xulian Vivero nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Maria Jacobsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Xzavier Espindola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Samuelsson in the 39th minute of the match. Xulian Vivero hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In the 43rd match minute, Challestone S.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Velasco Ezquerra to maneuver through the defense. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alex Nordström stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Golden Lions FC booed when Challestone S.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Velasco Ezquerra didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Svante Sigman from long distance, 53 minutes into the match, got Xzavier Espindola's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. With a little luck, Challestone S.C.'s Xzavier Espindola got control of the ball when Alex Nordström tried to sneak it across the goal line. Selmi Uğurcan spun around in front of the goal 57 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Golden Lions FC's goal. Christian Thorsberg received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Xzavier Espindola came out and tried to block the shot, but Christian Thorsberg slotted it home off the left post making it 4-1 in the 59th minute. Challestone S.C.'s Xzavier Espindola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Nordström in the 62nd minute of play. Maria Jacobsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Marques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 70 minutes of play, Golden Lions FC's Alex Nordström made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Xzavier Espindola was left in no man's land by his defense there! Velasco Ezquerra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maria Jacobsson having to interfere. A collision led to Challestone S.C. getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Alex Marques hit a great ball. After 81 played minutes Golden Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by Leif Västlund. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leif Västlund during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Leif Västlund hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. The Challestone S.C. 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.