U23 World League

Gunners Arena
Spectators: 7555 (Terracing: 5668, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gerardo Oinatz made the kick off which started today's match. When Frederico Palmeira came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the Salem Gunners BK fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Frederico Palmeira couldn't finish the play. In the 9th minute Cícero Teles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Gau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th match minute, Mainumby was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benigno Ilazki to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Frederico Palmeira took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Santiago Gau to make any attempt to save it. With a little luck, Mainumby's Santiago Gau got control of the ball when Frederico Palmeira tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 26th minute, Salem Gunners BK's Alex Haraldsson dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Santiago Gau made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Alex Haraldsson sent off a good shot on target. 31 minutes into the match, Mainumby's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin Jansson came free, but Santiago Gau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santiago Gau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Jansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Alex Haraldssons short, quick shot in the 33rdth minute got Santiago Gau to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 36th match minute, Salem Gunners BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Haraldsson to maneuver through the defense. Kenny Holmberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Beltza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 41 minutes, Gerardo Oinatz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mainumby's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gerardo Oinatz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 43 minutes into the game, Dragoljub Rangelov recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Santiago Gau. Dragoljub Rangelov showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin Jansson in the 47th minute of play forced Mainumby's goalkeeper Santiago Gau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Mainumby made a substitution. Honorato Omero replaced Armando Beltza. Mainumby's Isaac Urtungo was substituted for Rigoberto Santxol. The wind increased when Frederico Palmeira made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Frederico Palmeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Gau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santiago Gau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin Jansson in the 56th minute of the match. The supporters of Mainumby booed when Salem Gunners BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dragoljub Rangelov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Mainumby defense, Frederico Palmeira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Santiago Gau. The Mainumby fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Santiago Gau should have stopped the shot. After 62 minutes of play, Salem Gunners BK's Dragoljub Rangelov made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Santiago Gau was left in no man's land by his defense there! 65 minutes into the match, Mainumby's goal looked a bit too open when Viggo Berggren came free, but Santiago Gau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mainumby's Santiago Gau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Haraldsson in the 67th minute of play. Santiago Gau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cícero Teles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carl Hamberg in the 70th minute of play forced Mainumby's goalkeeper Santiago Gau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute Carl Hamberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Gau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santiago Gau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frederico Palmeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Frederico Palmeira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Salem Gunners BK's supporters rose to their feet, but Frederico Palmeira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Santiago Gau breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mainumby's Santiago Gau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cícero Teles in the 77th minute of play. Santiago Gau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cícero Teles in the 80th minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Frederico Palmeira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Salem Gunners BK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. Santiago Gau didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Frederico Palmeira went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. Eusebio Fiz hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin Jansson in the 94th minute of play forced Mainumby's goalkeeper Santiago Gau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Gerardo Oinatz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mainumby's supporters rose to their feet, but Gerardo Oinatz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kenny Holmberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Salem Gunners BK walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.