U23 World League

Estadio Dragones
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Urbano Medina started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Urbano Medina in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Göran Ambjörnsson saved Samurai from getting behind. Per-Oskar Andberg kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Erland Nässén kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Angel Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 17 played minutes Samurai got a freekick which was hit by Per-Åke Eriksson. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Björkdal in the 21st minute of play forced LARRY FC's goalkeeper Patricio Nofre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Göran Ambjörnsson didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when LARRY FC's Urbano Medina shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. After 26 played minutes LARRY FC got a freekick which was hit by Jacinto Valerio. After a defensive mix-up in Samurai's zone, Arnulfo Paz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Göran Ambjörnsson came out of the goal and Arnulfo Paz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Joakim Dahlberg's late challenge caught a LARRY FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joakim Dahlberg helped the player get up and apologised. Zacarias Ramirez did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Göran Ambjörnsson 35 minutes into the match. Urbano Medina might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Göran Ambjörnsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Urbano Medina ran back to his position shaking his head. 46 minutes into the match, LARRY FC's goal looked a bit too open when Per-Åke Eriksson came free, but Patricio Nofre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Per-Åke Eriksson was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute Samurai were awarded a corner. Karl-Oskar Alebäck went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Samurai's corner Michael Haglund fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Patricio Nofre quite easily take care of the ball. In the 57th match minute, Samurai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joakim Dahlberg to maneuver through the defense. In the 62ndth minute of the game Urbano Medina who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Samurai's Göran Ambjörnsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, LARRY FC's Angel Cruz got a free kick in the 63rd minute. The supporters of LARRY FC booed when Samurai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michael Haglund didn't get a good kick on the ball. Urbano Medina succeeded in the game's 70th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lars Björkdal in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Patricio Nofre prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Göran Ambjörnsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Urbano Medina, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Göran Ambjörnsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Urbano Medina, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Göran Ambjörnsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angel Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. LARRY FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.