U23 World League

Thunderdome
Spectators: 7565 (Terracing: 5675, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) Fumasche's Romain Riquelme started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Knut Stenqvist received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Conrado Liberto came out and tried to block the shot, but Knut Stenqvist slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 3rd minute. 2-0 became the score in the 5th minute when Torbjörn Ekblom elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 8 minutes into the match, Fumasche's goalkeeper Conrado Liberto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Torbjörn Ekblom. When Romain Riquelme fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fumasche's protests and gave Romain Riquelme a yellow card for diving instead. After 17 played minutes Fumasche got a freekick which was hit by Romain Riquelme. In the 18th minute, Torbjörn Ekblom reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Conrado Liberto. The goal made the score 3-0. In the 24th match minute, Fumasche was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baldomero Abeita to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Folke Örnberg in the 24th minute really tested Conrado Liberto's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Fumasche's Conrado Liberto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torbjörn Ekblom in the 25th minute of play. When Vykans Vikingar's Torbjörn Ekblom in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fumasche's goalie prevented a goal. Fumasche's Conrado Liberto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torbjörn Ekblom in the 30th minute of play. Conrado Liberto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boris Lövgren in the 33rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Knut Stenqvist got free with Conrado Liberto in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 41 played minutes Vykans Vikingar got a freekick which was hit by Knut Stenqvist. The crowd rose to their feet as Vykans Vikingar's Torbjörn Ekblom slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Conrado Liberto. That made the score 5-0 after 45 minutes of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Torbjörn Ekblom during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

Conrado Liberto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Torbjörn Ekblom's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. After 57 minutes of play, Vykans Vikingar's Torbjörn Ekblom made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Conrado Liberto was left in no man's land by his defense there! Conrado Liberto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Knut Stenqvist in the 64th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Knut Stenqvist had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Conrado Liberto. Fumasche's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Knut Stenqvist was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. In the 71st minute of the match Folke Örnberg shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Conrado Liberto showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of Fumasche booed when Vykans Vikingar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Jonasson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute, Santos Ponciano got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 78 minutes into the match, Fumasche's goal looked a bit too open when Knut Stenqvist came free, but Conrado Liberto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Fumasche booed when Vykans Vikingar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erik Ring didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Torbjörn Ekblom in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Conrado Liberto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Knut Stenqvist in the 86th minute of play forced Fumasche's goalkeeper Conrado Liberto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fumasche's Conrado Liberto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boris Lövgren in the 87th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torbjörn Ekblom in the 92nd minute of play forced Fumasche's goalkeeper Conrado Liberto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Conrado Liberto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torbjörn Ekblom, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Isaac Gamus during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fumasche's Conrado Liberto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torbjörn Ekblom in the 96th minute of play.