U23 World League

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Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Tello Calvo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Timo Forsman made in the 2nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Andy Jackson immediately put the ball in play. In the 4th minute, Tello Calvo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elbert Hand was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Mosen Bacete took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ari Hakanpää, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Kultapossukerho booed when U.D. Mancini was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dagoberto Escobar didn't get a good kick on the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Kultapossukerho's Ari Hakanpää broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Mosen Bacete made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juho Kotilahti in the 19th minute of play. U.D. Mancini's Gökcan Hürmetli quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Timo Forsman, made in the 24th minute of the game. 30 minutes into the match, Tello Calvo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elbert Hand. Kultapossukerho's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tello Calvo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Elbert Hand came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by U.D. Mancini's Tello Calvo. But to his dismay, Tello Calvo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. 40 minutes into the match, Kultapossukerho's goal looked a bit too open when Tello Calvo came free, but Elbert Hand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ari Hakanpää made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ari Hakanpää during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ari Hakanpää hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Tello Calvo might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Elbert Hand. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tello Calvo ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 54th minute Tello Calvo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elbert Hand saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mosen Bacete showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Veikka Koskinen in the 56th minute of the match. If Tello Calvo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Veikka Koskinen during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 65 minutes into the match, U.D. Mancini's goal looked a bit too open when Veikka Koskinen came free, but Mosen Bacete reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tello Calvo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Elbert Hand having to make a save. 68 minutes into the game, Andy Jackson threw the ball into play from the sideline. U.D. Mancini's Gökcan Hürmetli quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Kultapossukerho's Elbert Hand proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Kultapossukerho from getting a goal against them. If Brion Macia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Ari Hakanpää came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Kultapossukerho 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 Ari Hakanpää couldn't finish the play. U.D. Mancini made a substitution. Firman Gomar replaced Tello Calvo. Veikka Koskinen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mosen Bacete having to interfere. In the 88th minute, Firman Gomar reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Elbert Hand. The goal made the score 0-4. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ari Hakanpää in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mosen Bacete saved U.D. Mancini from getting behind. The U.D. Mancini players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.