U23 World League

El Coloso de Mardel
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hans Törnblom made the kick off which started today's match. Roy Browald hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Teobaldo Damario received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Charles Johansson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Knight Of Dawn's Honorato Benino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harry Hernström in the 7th minute of play. After 8 minutes of play, AC Superstar's Harry Hernström made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Honorato Benino was left in no man's land by his defense there! Honorato Benino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Harry Hernström in the 14th minute of play. Omar Ortzi hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 17th minute, Sture Ström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC Superstar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Honorato Benino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hans Törnblom in the 20th minute of play. In the 23rd minute Bernabe Tulio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charles Johansson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Charles Johansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teobaldo Damario in the 25th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sture Ström in the 26th minute of play forced Knight Of Dawn's goalkeeper Honorato Benino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Honorato Benino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Harry Hernström in the 27th minute of the match. Eliseo Magdaleno hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Honorato Benino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sture Ström, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Honorato Benino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hans Törnblom in the 35th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, AC Superstar's goal looked a bit too open when Teobaldo Damario came free, but Charles Johansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute, Knight Of Dawn's Teobaldo Damario ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Charles Johansson. Charles Johansson yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. 40 minutes into the match, Bernabe Tulio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Charles Johansson. AC Superstar's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bernabe Tulio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Charles Johansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernabe Tulio in the 46th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bernabe Tulio made a kick off. Honorato Benino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harry Hernström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Harry Hernström took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Honorato Benino to make any attempt to save it. Johnny Bröms struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Honorato Benino didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AC Superstar. Omar Ortzi charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Omar Ortzi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 63 played minutes Knight Of Dawn got a freekick which was hit by Omar Ortzi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harry Hernström in the 66th minute of play forced Knight Of Dawn's goalkeeper Honorato Benino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Charles Johansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernabe Tulio in the 67th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, AC Superstar's goal looked a bit too open when Teobaldo Damario came free, but Charles Johansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Knight Of Dawn fans' excitement grew in the 73rd match minute when Knight Of Dawn's Bernabe Tulio looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The supporters of AC Superstar booed when Knight Of Dawn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernabe Tulio didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hans Törnblom got free with Honorato Benino in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Bernabe Tulio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot 84 in the game by Hans Törnblom from a close distance when the talented Honorato Benino managed to make a qualified save. Knight Of Dawn's players were relieved. The supporters of AC Superstar booed when Knight Of Dawn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Omar Ortzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Harry Hernström dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Honorato Benino, 3-4. When the match was over AC Superstar could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Knight Of Dawn throughout the match.