U23 World League

El Puma-Manzanares
Spectators: 7791 (Terracing: 5844, Seating: 1792, VIP seats: 155) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Štefan Vozár got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, FC LauB's Oriche Rotges got a free kick in the 2nd minute. The audience was convinced that Algot Sundin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Josue Barro was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Txomin Astudillo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 12thth minute tested the skills of Rutger Danielsson when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Josue Barro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto da Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rutger Danielsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lauren Rodriguez in the 15th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, FC LauB's goalkeeper Rutger Danielsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Denis Baeza. Rutger Danielsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lauren Rodriguez in the 17th minute of the match. FC LauB's Rutger Danielsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lauren Rodriguez in the 17th minute of play. Josue Barro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Štefan Vozár, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Denis Baeza might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rutger Danielsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Denis Baeza ran back to his position shaking his head. Josue Barro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Štefan Vozár in the 22nd minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, Štefan Vozár notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Los Pumas de Ocaña S.A.'s Josue Barro. Josue Barro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Josue Barro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Algot Sundin in the 26th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Los Pumas de Ocaña S.A.'s zone, Augusto da Cunha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Josue Barro came out of the goal and Augusto da Cunha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 31st minute Algot Sundin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Josue Barro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Štefan Vozár in the 36th minute of play forced Los Pumas de Ocaña S.A.'s goalkeeper Josue Barro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Los Pumas de Ocaña S.A.'s goal looked a bit too open when Augusto da Cunha came free, but Josue Barro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Txomin Astudillo made a kick off. After 50 played minutes FC LauB got a freekick which was hit by Algot Sundin. Josue Barro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Štefan Vozár in the 55th minute. After 59 played minutes Los Pumas de Ocaña S.A. got a freekick which was hit by Txomin Astudillo. Denis Baeza charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Denis Baeza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Los Pumas de Ocaña S.A. getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Denis Baeza hit a great ball. Algot Sundin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Josue Barro made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Augusto da Cunha got free with Josue Barro in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Josue Barro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Algot Sundin, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Rutger Danielsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Txomin Astudillo in the 70th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute Denis Baeza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rutger Danielsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rutger Danielsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denis Baeza, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. The supporters of FC LauB booed when Los Pumas de Ocaña S.A. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacinto Firmin didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 77th minute of the game. One of Los Pumas de Ocaña S.A.:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC LauB:s goal. Los Pumas de Ocaña S.A.:s Josue Barro showed great skill when he stopped Augusto da Cunha:s penalty. In the 80thth minute of the game Txomin Astudillo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC LauB's Rutger Danielsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Los Pumas de Ocaña S.A. were awarded a corner in the 82th minute after FC LauB's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Juan-Carlos Ruiz took the corner. In the 91st minute, Lauren Rodriguez got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Josue Barro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ander Lepist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Josue Barro managed to avoid a goal in the 95thth minute, when FC LauB's Ander Lepist fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a little luck, Los Pumas de Ocaña S.A.'s Josue Barro got control of the ball when Štefan Vozár tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Los Pumas de Ocaña S.A. supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching FC LauB's performance. The match ended with a win for FC LauB.