U23 World League

Flower Goal Arena
Spectators: 7680 (Terracing: 5761, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Teobaldo Guilabertus got the match started through his kick off. Blomstermåla BK's Åke Johnsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sixto Sein in the 8th minute of play. Åke Johnsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Teobaldo Guilabertus went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Carl Nordlander managed to get in a good position for a shot. Blomstermåla BK's supporters rose to their feet, but Carl Nordlander was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Rito breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 19th minute Anibal Heriberto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Åke Johnsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute, Teobaldo Guilabertus made a precise shot to the right of Åke Johnsson. Blomstermåla BK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. If Artemio Quintin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Blomstermåla BK getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Bengt-Rune Rosen hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bengt-Rune Rosen got free with Pedro Rito in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Soroca F.C.'s Pedro Rito proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Soroca F.C. from getting a goal against them. In the 46th minute, Teobaldo Guilabertus left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Soroca F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bengt-Rune Rosen was the one to do the kick off. Pedro Rito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jörn Erserman in the 57th minute of the match. Lennart Nilsson hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Pedro Rito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jörn Erserman, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Soroca F.C.'s Pedro Rito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bengt-Rune Rosen in the 64th minute of play. Artemio Quintin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Åke Johnsson having to interfere. If Sixto Sein had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 74 minutes into the match, Blomstermåla BK's goal looked a bit too open when Teobaldo Guilabertus came free, but Åke Johnsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Åke Johnsson made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Artemio Quintin sent off a good shot on target. 85 minutes into the match, Sixto Sein notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Blomstermåla BK's Åke Johnsson. Åke Johnsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Soroca F.C.'s Anibal Heriberto in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Blomstermåla BK's goalie prevented a goal. If Sven-Edvin Hellström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Åke Johnsson came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Soroca F.C.'s Artemio Quintin. But to his dismay, Artemio Quintin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-7. Soroca F.C.'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.