U23 World League

La Panera
Spectators: 7974 (Terracing: 5982, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) Pan FC's Kosin Marianto started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Kosin Marianto might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nikola Portner. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kosin Marianto ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kosin Marianto got free with Nikola Portner in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian von Moos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stan Wawrinka, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Julian von Moos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. Andy Schmid succeeded in the game's 16th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stan Wawrinka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Stan Wawrinka's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Julian von Moos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra having to make a save. Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stan Wawrinka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute, Pedro José Brodie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Julian von Moos went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian von Moos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stan Wawrinka in the 39th minute of play forced Pan FC's goalkeeper Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stan Wawrinka in the 43rd minute of the match. Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian von Moos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nikola Portner made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Kosin Marianto sent off a good shot on target. After the first half Espen Steelers were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Andy Schmid made the kick off in the second half. Stan Wawrinka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra having to interfere. Espen Steelers's Ştefan Lupea was substituted for Andy Schmid. In the 68th minute Kosin Marianto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikola Portner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Espen Steelers's Hassan Schürch got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stan Wawrinka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Pan FC defense, Stan Wawrinka kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra. The Pan FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra should have stopped the shot. 84 minutes into the match, Espen Steelers's goal looked a bit too open when Kosin Marianto came free, but Nikola Portner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 85 minutes had been played when some careless play by Espen Steelers's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. 武沙星 was slow to take the kick. During this time Pan FC's players had a chance to rest. In the 90th match minute, Pan FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kamal Hamilton-Maurice to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute Ştefan Lupea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Kosin Marianto fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pan FC's protests and gave Kosin Marianto a yellow card for diving instead. In the 95th match minute, Pan FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kosin Marianto to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle sounded Espen Steelers left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Pan FC.