U23 World League

Mas Nou
Spectators: 7974 (Terracing: 5982, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jerico Ramos took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 12thth minute of the game Jerico Ramos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cheeky Nuts United's Olof Skretting was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Armas Heinola struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Sebastiano Treviño didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cheeky Nuts United. 16 minutes into the match, Picanya FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Lundberg came free, but Sebastiano Treviño reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, Fabian Lundberg notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Picanya FC's Sebastiano Treviño. Sebastiano Treviño was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Petronio Carceles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armas Heinola in the 24th minute of play forced Picanya FC's goalkeeper Sebastiano Treviño to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes into the match, Picanya FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Lundberg came free, but Sebastiano Treviño reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the game, Jerico Ramos lined in a short shot 1-1 behind a frustrated Olof Skretting. If Armas Heinola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 38 played minutes Cheeky Nuts United got a freekick which was hit by Armas Heinola. In the 40th minute, Alf Austad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 41 played minutes Picanya FC got a freekick which was hit by Momchil Durin. In the 43rdth minute of the game Armas Heinola who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Picanya FC's Sebastiano Treviño was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 44 minutes, Kiko Verdaguer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Picanya FC and the Cheeky Nuts United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th minute, Kiko Verdaguer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Lundberg in the 45th minute of play forced Picanya FC's goalkeeper Sebastiano Treviño to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Cheeky Nuts United's Renaud Wiggers was substituted for Lukas Grønnestad. Olof Skretting came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Picanya FC's Jerico Ramos. But to his dismay, Jerico Ramos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armas Heinola in the 57th minute of play forced Picanya FC's goalkeeper Sebastiano Treviño to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Momchil Durin hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Veremundo Rajoi in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Olof Skretting prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 65th match minute, Cheeky Nuts United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alf Austad to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute of the match Tauro Parra shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Olof Skretting showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 74th minute, Antoni Barba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 75 minutes into the match, Cheeky Nuts United's Stathis Konstantakis broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. A collision led to Cheeky Nuts United getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Stathis Konstantakis hit a great ball. 78 minutes into the match, Tauro Parra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Olof Skretting. Cheeky Nuts United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tauro Parra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. When Armas Heinola came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Cheeky Nuts United 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 Armas Heinola couldn't finish the play. Cheeky Nuts United were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after Picanya FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Stathis Konstantakis took the corner. After taking down the ball on Cheeky Nuts United's corner Stathis Konstantakis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sebastiano Treviño quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, Picanya FC's Veremundo Rajoi got a free kick in the 89th minute. After 91 played minutes Picanya FC got a freekick which was hit by Antoni Barba. 92 minutes into the match, Picanya FC's goal looked a bit too open when Stathis Konstantakis came free, but Sebastiano Treviño reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jon-Erik Vedøy's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 94thth minute, Sebastiano Treviño skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal.