U21 World League

Valle de Calamuchita
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emanuel Markham started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Ekaitz in the 3rd minute of play forced Brufoss IL's goalkeeper Leif Opdal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. C.A. Calamuchita's Jorge Dimas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frode Tobiassen in the 5th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Emanuel Markham made a precise shot to the right of Jorge Dimas. C.A. Calamuchita's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Romulo Fernanco kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the game, Emanuel Markham cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Jorge Dimas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Frode Tobiassen fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Brufoss IL's protests and gave Frode Tobiassen a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Brufoss IL's Frode Tobiassen got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 29th match minute, C.A. Calamuchita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romulo Fernanco to maneuver through the defense. When Emanuel Markham came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Brufoss IL fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Emanuel Markham couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Markham in the 38th minute of play forced C.A. Calamuchita's goalkeeper Jorge Dimas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabian Ekaitz hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the game, Brufoss IL's Emanuel Markham nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jorge Dimas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilfredo Figueroa got free with Leif Opdal in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. C.A. Calamuchita's Jorge Dimas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kai Østbye in the 48th minute of play. 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. Wilfredo Figueroa was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Brufoss IL's Kevin Strømsnes got a free kick in the 51st minute. 53 minutes into the game, C.A. Calamuchita's Fabian Ekaitz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Leif Opdal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. In the 57thth minute of the game Wilfredo Figueroa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Brufoss IL's Leif Opdal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tom Utheim hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Brufoss IL's Nils-Arne Bruvik was substituted for Frode Tobiassen. Kai Østbye fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Dimas having to interfere. C.A. Calamuchita's Jorge Dimas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save C.A. Calamuchita from getting a goal against them. Emanuel Markham succeeded in the game's 70th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-4. In the 73rd minute, Nils-Arne Bruvik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tobias Abancens hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Kai Østbye could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Jorge Dimas made a huge save. In the 85thth minute of the game Wilfredo Figueroa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Brufoss IL's Leif Opdal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 93 minutes into the match, C.A. Calamuchita's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Markham came free, but Jorge Dimas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kai Østbye scored 1-6 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jorge Dimas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Brufoss IL walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.