U23 World League

Rantakenttä
Spectators: 7540 (Terracing: 5656, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) When Keijo Tikkanen fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Littoisten Dynamo's protests and gave Keijo Tikkanen a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Littoisten Dynamo getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Keijo Tikkanen hit a great ball. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Dan Dal Bello sped through Littoisten Dynamo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Kim Halonen. Fernando Ortiz charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fernando Ortiz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Littoisten Dynamo booed when Dal 3ello was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fernando Ortiz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 13th match minute, Littoisten Dynamo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isko Rantamäki to maneuver through the defense. Wilton Secco took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 14th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kim Halonen. Littoisten Dynamo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Kim Halonen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dan Dal Bello's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. The supporters of Dal 3ello booed when Littoisten Dynamo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isko Rantamäki didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kim Halonen came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Dal 3ello's Dan Dal Bello. But to his dismay, Dan Dal Bello quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 22 minutes into the match, Dal 3ello's Dan Dal Bello sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kim Halonen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the Littoisten Dynamo defense, Dan Dal Bello kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kim Halonen. The Littoisten Dynamo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kim Halonen should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dan Dal Bello in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kim Halonen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dan Dal Bello blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kim Halonen having to make a save. In the 39th minute, Keijo Tikkanen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Michel Amorim scored 0-4 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kim Halonen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Littoisten Dynamo's Kim Halonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dan Dal Bello in the 54th minute of play. If Keijo Tikkanen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dan Dal Bello could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Kim Halonen made a huge save. Dan Dal Bello might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kim Halonen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dan Dal Bello ran back to his position shaking his head. Samuel Hauhtonen got his second yellow card in the match during the 63rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 64th minute, Samuel Hauhtonen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 67 minutes into the match, Littoisten Dynamo's goalkeeper Kim Halonen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dan Dal Bello. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dan Dal Bello in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kim Halonen saved Littoisten Dynamo from getting behind. Jussi Paajanen kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Kim Halonen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dan Dal Bello in the 76th minute. Littoisten Dynamo's defense didn't have a chance, in the 84th minute, when Dan Dal Bello scored to the left of an out of position Kim Halonen, making the score, 0-7. With a little luck, Littoisten Dynamo's Kim Halonen got control of the ball when Dan Dal Bello tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dal 3ello's Dan Dal Bello suffered a concussion in the 90th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Hemmo Kyrönlahti's late challenge caught a Dal 3ello's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hemmo Kyrönlahti helped the player get up and apologised. Dal 3ello's Benjamin Velasco was substituted for Dan Dal Bello. 92 minutes into the match, Benjamin Velasco dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kim Halonen, 0-8. In the 96th minute Benjamin Velasco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kim Halonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Dal 3ello 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.