U21 World League

Manfredi
Spectators: 7522 (Terracing: 5642, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dante Lapurdi made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Hultman in the 2nd minute of play forced Manfredi AFC's goalkeeper Teodosio Fidele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 3rd minute, Ciro Efren 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. In the 7th minute, Gustav Månsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Teodosio Fidele was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Jose Iyan's late challenge caught a Leopard Brööö's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jose Iyan helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Manfredi AFC's Jose Iyan got a free kick in the 19th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ciro Efren got free with Viktor Alströmmer in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match clock showed 29 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Gustav Månsson sped through Manfredi AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Teodosio Fidele. After a rather tough play, Manfredi AFC's Dante Lapurdi got a free kick in the 35th minute. After some careless play in the Manfredi AFC defense, Gustav Månsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Teodosio Fidele. The Manfredi AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Teodosio Fidele should have stopped the shot. Sven-Edvin Biörnberg made in the 40th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Manfredi AFC's Serafino Galtero. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dante Lapurdi in the 43rd minute of play forced Leopard Brööö's goalkeeper Viktor Alströmmer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manfredi AFC's Teodosio Fidele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven-Edvin Biörnberg in the 45th minute of play. Serafino Galtero's late challenge caught a Leopard Brööö's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Serafino Galtero helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Manfredi AFC's Serafino Galtero got a free kick in the 48th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Narciso Jax during the 50th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 50 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Manfredi AFC! Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gustav Månsson to strike the kick off in the second half. Ciro Efren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Viktor Alströmmer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leopard Brööö's Viktor Alströmmer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dante Lapurdi in the 60th minute of play. A collision led to Manfredi AFC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Narciso Jax hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Manfredi AFC's zone, Jan Kaxe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Teodosio Fidele came out of the goal and Jan Kaxe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Wiktor Olsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Leopard Brööö's supporters rose to their feet, but Wiktor Olsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Teodosio Fidele breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Leopard Brööö's Gustav Månsson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Teodosio Fidele. That made the score 0-6 after 70 minutes of play. After a defensive mix-up in Manfredi AFC's zone, Sven-Edvin Biörnberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Teodosio Fidele came out of the goal and Sven-Edvin Biörnberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Manfredi AFC booed when Leopard Brööö was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wiktor Olsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leopard Brööö's Viktor Alströmmer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciro Efren in the 79th minute of play. The supporters of Leopard Brööö booed when Manfredi AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Iyan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gustav Månsson struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Teodosio Fidele didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Leopard Brööö. Teodosio Fidele made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wiktor Olsson in the 83rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Gustav Månsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Leopard Brööö's supporters rose to their feet, but Gustav Månsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Teodosio Fidele breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Manfredi AFC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Sven-Edvin Biörnberg 87 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-7. The crowd rose to their feet as Leopard Brööö's Gustav Månsson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Teodosio Fidele. That made the score 0-8 after 91 minutes of play. After a rather tough play, Leopard Brööö's Kasper Strömberg got a free kick in the 94th minute. 97 minutes into the match, Gustav Månsson dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Teodosio Fidele, 0-9. Teodosio Fidele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Edvin Biörnberg in the 100th minute of the match. Gustav Månsson struck a weak shot in the 102nd minute. Teodosio Fidele didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Leopard Brööö. Leopard Brööö's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.