U23 World League

Estadio Mega Celeste
Spectators: 7760 (Terracing: 5821, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 王桑辰 took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Kojiro Schneider hit a great ball. A collision led to Sånna goa grejer FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Johnnie Ekström hit a great ball. 15 minutes into the match, Sånna goa grejer FC's goal looked a bit too open when 王桑辰 came free, but Jim Lindman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Vacker in the 20th minute of play forced Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's goalkeeper Xzaiver Lorenzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute of the match, 王桑辰 tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jim Lindman saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 24th minute, Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's Santino Mora ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jim Lindman. Jim Lindman yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Martin Vacker managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sånna goa grejer FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Martin Vacker was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Xzaiver Lorenzo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Göran Lundström was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 40 minutes into the match. A collision led to Sånna goa grejer FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Gabriel Batistuta hit a great ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Johnnie Ekström was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Zorion Oña ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jim Lindman was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 55th minute, Santino Mora hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 56 minutes, Martin Vacker mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sånna goa grejer FC and the Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 56th match minute, Sånna goa grejer FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Vacker to maneuver through the defense. Xzaiver Lorenzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johnnie Ekström, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Parisi Biniambres made in the 66th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by 王桑辰. Sånna goa grejer FC's Jim Lindman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zorion Oña in the 68th minute of play. The audience was convinced that 王桑辰's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jim Lindman was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Jim Lindman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 王桑辰's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Jim Lindman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kojiro Schneider, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 83 played minutes Sånna goa grejer FC got a freekick which was hit by Bengt Linquist. Jim Lindman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 王桑辰 in the 91st minute of play. Sånna goa grejer FC's Jim Lindman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zorion Oña in the 92nd minute of play. After 95 played minutes Sånna goa grejer FC got a freekick which was hit by Johnnie Ekström. For all the effort they put into the match, the Sånna goa grejer FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato.