U23 World League

Reina del Cisne
Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Juraj Šesták started the match with the kick off. Niklas Vallander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Atilano Rojas in the 6th minute of play. Loja S.C.'s Joel Caton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Súkeľ in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th match minute, Loja S.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Atilano Rojas to maneuver through the defense. Fabricio Vedeja took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Niklas Vallander. Niklas Vallander dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. 18 minutes into the match, Klement Popovič had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Joel Caton. Loja S.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Klement Popovič was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Niklas Vallander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Atilano Rojas in the 21st minute of play. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Gladiators Milošová's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Atilano Rojas was slow to take the kick. During this time Loja S.C.'s players had a chance to rest. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Atilano Rojas in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Niklas Vallander saved FC Gladiators Milošová from getting behind. FC Gladiators Milošová's Niklas Vallander proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save FC Gladiators Milošová from getting a goal against them. Niklas Vallander was a little too slow when Atilano Rojas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 28th minute. The score was now 2-1. Atilano Rojas scored 3-1 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Niklas Vallander, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Loja S.C.'s Joel Caton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pablo Aimar in the 38th minute of play. Fabricio Vedeja could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Niklas Vallander made a huge save. A collision led to FC Gladiators Milošová getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Anselmo Fioriti hit a great ball. Niklas Vallander made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Fabricio Vedeja sent off a good shot on target. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Atilano Rojas to make the kick off. Joel Caton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pablo Aimar in the 52nd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fabricio Vedeja in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Niklas Vallander saved FC Gladiators Milošová from getting behind. Joel Caton made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Adrian Ďumbier sent off a good shot on target. Klement Popovič kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Loja S.C.'s Joel Caton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juraj Šesták in the 62nd minute of play. Niklas Vallander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Atilano Rojas, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. FC Gladiators Milošová's Niklas Vallander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Atilano Rojas in the 64th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Loja S.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Juraj Šesták came free, but Joel Caton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joel Caton didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 68th minute, which inside left pole to 3-2. Loja S.C. made a substitution. Pedro Gudesteo replaced Alonzo Gipils. Loja S.C.'s Hidalgo Gallegos was substituted for Loco Bugedo. Niklas Vallander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Atilano Rojas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adrian Ďumbier hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Niklas Vallander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabricio Vedeja in the 82nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Fabricio Vedeja managed to get in a good position for a shot. Loja S.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Fabricio Vedeja was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Niklas Vallander breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fabricio Vedeja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niklas Vallander having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Aimar in the 91st minute of play forced Loja S.C.'s goalkeeper Joel Caton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the FC Gladiators Milošová defense, Atilano Rojas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Niklas Vallander. The FC Gladiators Milošová fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Niklas Vallander should have stopped the shot.