U21 League

Bellagio
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) 3 minutes into the match, Spurs Sweden's goal looked a bit too open when Paulinho Guará came free, but Alfonso De Santis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfonso De Santis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paulinho Guará's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. When Ocean´s Eleven's Krister Koch in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Spurs Sweden's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Krister Koch in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alfonso De Santis saved Spurs Sweden from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Karl Kiempe during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Karl Kiempe hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Thomas Nässén could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Alfonso De Santis made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Paulinho Guará's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfonso De Santis was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Krister Koch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Alfonso De Santis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match clock showed 26 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Paulinho Guará sped through Spurs Sweden's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alfonso De Santis. In the 33rd minute, Krister Koch ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alfonso De Santis was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thomas Nässén got free with Alfonso De Santis in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 38 minutes into the game, Sigvard Algren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ocean´s Eleven's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Spurs Sweden the free kick. Spurs Sweden's Alfonso De Santis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Spurs Sweden from getting a goal against them. Alfonso De Santis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Krister Koch went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. 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 home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Olof Walmarsson was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Paulinho Guará in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alfonso De Santis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Ocean´s Eleven's Paulinho Guará in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Spurs Sweden's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Spurs Sweden's zone, Paulinho Guará stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfonso De Santis came out of the goal and Paulinho Guará tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 68th minute, Leif Ekgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 69 minutes into the match, Spurs Sweden's Bertil Hedlund broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Spurs Sweden's Alfonso De Santis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulinho Guará in the 72nd minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, Spurs Sweden's goal looked a bit too open when Paulinho Guará came free, but Alfonso De Santis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 76 minutes, Krister Koch managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ocean´s Eleven's supporters crossed their fingers, but Krister Koch was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tomas Åström kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. If Paulinho Guará had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Olof Walmarsson charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Olof Walmarsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 83rd minute, Olof Walmarsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 85th minute Krister Koch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfonso De Santis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alfonso De Santis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Krister Koch in the 86th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Paulinho Guará made a precise shot to the right of Alfonso De Santis. Spurs Sweden's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. In the 94th minute, Karl Kiempe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 97th minute of the game Leif Ekgren made a throw-in which Krister Koch played forward. There was no doubt that Ocean´s Eleven were the better team. Ocean´s Eleven's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.