U23 World League

Faraway Field
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) After a rather tough play, Lost Boys Sports Academy's Alfons Fogel got a free kick in the 5th minute. Håkan Söderberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iván Caraballo in the 7th minute of play. Iván Cia stood somewhat misplaced when Herbert Lång came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 13 minute. Nils-Åke Sjö in the 19thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Iván Cia, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Håkan Söderberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Borinaga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Herbert Lång's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iván Cia was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Nils-Åke Sjö could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Iván Cia made a huge save. Iván Caraballo kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Patric Falk made in the 45th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by LRPV's Almandoz Gual.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mario Borinaga made a kick off. After 56 played minutes LRPV got a freekick which was hit by Almandoz Gual. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind LRPV's goalkeeper Iván Cia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 64th minute Nils-Åke Sjö shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iván Cia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 67 minutes of play, Lost Boys Sports Academy's Herbert Lång made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iván Cia was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of LRPV booed when Lost Boys Sports Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Herbert Lång didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Lost Boys Sports Academy's Håkan Söderberg got control of the ball when Iván Caraballo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Herbert Lång ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iván Cia was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Herbert Lång's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Iván Cia read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Nils-Åke Sjö hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Herbert Lång took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iván Cia. Iván Cia dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. LRPV's attentive Almandoz Gual managed to snatch the ball when Patric Falk made a throw-in in the 95th minute of the game. Mario Borinaga could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Håkan Söderberg made a huge save. Styrbjörn Kapten charged in rather forcefully in the 97th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Styrbjörn Kapten the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 97th match minute, Lost Boys Sports Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Styrbjörn Kapten to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew the final whistle, Lost Boys Sports Academy could leave the field as winners, despite LRPV having more of the ball for most of the match.