U23 World League

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Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5597, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 130) Joacim Strömbom started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Joacim Strömbom came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the BENA FK 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 Joacim Strömbom couldn't finish the play. After 16 minutes, Rigoberto Gartzea mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the NeW York CitY CopS and the BENA FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rigoberto Gartzea kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the game, BENA FK's Joacim Strömbom nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eleuterio Petrigai made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Michael Palm hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. The supporters of BENA FK booed when NeW York CitY CopS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rigoberto Gartzea didn't get a good kick on the ball. BENA FK's 王梁振 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruben Adrio in the 27th minute of play. Hans Lustig's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eleuterio Petrigai read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. After 32 minutes of play, BENA FK's Joacim Strömbom made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eleuterio Petrigai was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 35 minutes, Joacim Strömbom managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BENA FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joacim Strömbom was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Silvestre Lidon charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silvestre Lidon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Eleuterio Petrigai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ludvig Söderquist in the 41st minute of play. Eleuterio Petrigai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joacim Strömbom, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 48 minutes of play, BENA FK's Joacim Strömbom made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eleuterio Petrigai was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ruben Adrio to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute, Gabriel Fertus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gabriel Fertus kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Eleuterio Petrigai acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 60th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Magnus Grep. NeW York CitY CopS's Eleuterio Petrigai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hans Lustig in the 62nd minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, NeW York CitY CopS's goal looked a bit too open when Ludvig Söderquist came free, but Eleuterio Petrigai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 65 played minutes NeW York CitY CopS got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Fertus. Eleuterio Petrigai was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hans Lustig showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 66 minute of play. Eleuterio Petrigai came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by BENA FK's Hans Lustig. But to his dismay, Hans Lustig quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ludvig Söderquist got free with Eleuterio Petrigai in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 76 minutes, Hans Lustig managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BENA FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hans Lustig was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 85 minutes of play, NeW York CitY CopS's Ruben Adrio made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 王梁振 was left in no man's land by his defense there! Braulio Fresco charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Braulio Fresco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 87 played minutes NeW York CitY CopS got a freekick which was hit by Braulio Fresco. Eleuterio Petrigai made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joacim Strömbom in the 90th minute. Eleuterio Petrigai made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Hans Lustig sent off a good shot on target. Eleuterio Petrigai was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ludvig Söderquist showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-6 in the 94 minute of play. BENA FK's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.