U21 World League

Estadio MANCHITA
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Geronimo Ibon made the kick off which started today's match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ture Klintæus in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristian Federigo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 5th minute Garphyttan were awarded a corner. Linus Benett went to the cornerflag to take it. Geronimo Ibon charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Geronimo Ibon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 7th match minute, MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geronimo Ibon to maneuver through the defense. Ivar Classon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Geronimo Ibon in the 14th minute. Bernt Nordmark hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Ubaldo Orlin managed to get in a good position for a shot. MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's supporters rose to their feet, but Ubaldo Orlin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivar Classon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Garphyttan's Ivar Classon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Garphyttan from getting a goal against them. Ivar Classon made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Benigno Sol sent off a good shot on target. Cristian Federigo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ture Klintæus's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Cristian Federigo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ture Klintæus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernt Nordmark kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Garphyttan's zone, Benigno Sol stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivar Classon came out of the goal and Benigno Sol tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 32nd match minute, Garphyttan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernt Nordmark to maneuver through the defense. After 43 played minutes Garphyttan got a freekick which was hit by Ture Klintæus. After some careless play in the Garphyttan defense, Edgardo Calixto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ivar Classon. The Garphyttan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ivar Classon should have stopped the shot. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ture Klintæus stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ivar Classon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geronimo Ibon in the 60th minute of the match. Ture Klintæus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Cristian Federigo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Garphyttan's Ivar Classon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgardo Calixto in the 63rd minute of play. In the 64th minute, Bernt Nordmark hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 66 minutes into the game, Ture Klintæus cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Cristian Federigo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Zebastian Lindholm took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristian Federigo. Cristian Federigo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. If Bernt Nordmark had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With an all-out effort, Garphyttan's Cristian Federigo threw himself towards the right post 79 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ture Klintæus, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Cristian Federigo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ture Klintæus, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Garphyttan's Ivar Classon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduardo Pio in the 84th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Ubaldo Orlin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivar Classon was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Garphyttan were furious when Linus Benett was red carded, 92 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Garphyttan fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 92nd minute. Penalty! Garphyttan:s Ivar Classon showed great skill when he stopped Ubaldo Orlin:s penalty. In the 95th minute, Edgardo Calixto made a precise shot to the right of Ivar Classon. Garphyttan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Garphyttan's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.