U23 World League

COLOSSEUM
Spectators: 7519 (Terracing: 5640, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Andre Agassi made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vincent Linberg in the 2nd minute of play forced Bustick Sport's goalkeeper Matias Haimar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 4th minute, Humberto Hulberto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Matias Haimar made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Börje Frisk sent off a good shot on target. 6 minutes into the game, Andre Agassi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Matias Haimar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Matias Haimar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vincent Linberg in the 12th minute of the match. After 12 minutes, Jonathan Gutxi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bustick Sport and the MAFFIAN players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bustick Sport's Jonathan Gutxi got a free kick in the 13th minute. Matias Haimar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pete Sampras in the 19th minute of play. MAFFIAN's Pete Sampras got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 27th minute, Andre Agassi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Matias Haimar. The goal made the score 2-0. 30 minutes into the match, Andre Agassi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Matias Haimar. Bustick Sport's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andre Agassi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. 34 minutes into the match, MAFFIAN's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Gutxi came free, but Aron Dahlbom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute of the match Bustick Sport got a corner. MAFFIAN's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jonathan Gutxi ran over to the corner to take the kick. Bustick Sport's Jonathan Gutxi was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Aron Dahlbom in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 36th minute Vincent Linberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matias Haimar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 38 played minutes MAFFIAN got a freekick which was hit by Rasmus Kilberg. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind MAFFIAN's goalkeeper Aron Dahlbom, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 41st minute, Melchor Restu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aron Dahlbom was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. After 44 played minutes Bustick Sport got a freekick which was hit by Godfredo Berart. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Melchor Restu made the kick off in the second half. In the 60th minute, Pete Sampras made a precise shot to the right of Matias Haimar. Bustick Sport's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. MAFFIAN made a substitution. Alex Vallin replaced Östen Vennersten. In the 68th minute, Pete Sampras made a precise shot to the right of Matias Haimar. Bustick Sport's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. Bustick Sport's Jonathan Gutxi got his second yellow card of the match in the 73rd minute. The referee ordered Jonathan Gutxi off the ground. After 73 played minutes Bustick Sport got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Gutxi. In the 77th match minute, MAFFIAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mats Wilander to maneuver through the defense. 78 minutes into the match, Bustick Sport's Mariano Santiago broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Matias Haimar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Vallin in the 79th minute of play. Matias Haimar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pete Sampras in the 84th minute of play. In the 85th minute, one of Bustick Sport:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Bustick Sport. In the 87th minute there was a penalty for MAFFIAN. Andre Agassi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Matias Haimar. 7-1. In the 90th minute, Pete Sampras got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Matias Haimar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andre Agassi in the 93rd minute of the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. MAFFIAN fully deserved thier win.