U21 World League

MAXIM
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) After some careless play in the TSIGALKO defense, Lionel Messi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kenneth Valström. The TSIGALKO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kenneth Valström should have stopped the shot. Maximilian Brander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Albano Bemabe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th minute, Ariel Ubendu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Albano Bemabe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Håkan Danielsson in the 17th minute of the match. Ramon Lizardi charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ramon Lizardi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lukas Lundberg in the 21st minute of play forced La Scaloneta's goalkeeper Albano Bemabe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lionel Messi in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kenneth Valström saved TSIGALKO from getting behind. When the match clock showed 25 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Lionel Messi sped through TSIGALKO's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Kenneth Valström. 28 minutes into the match, La Scaloneta's goalkeeper Albano Bemabe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maximilian Brander. 30 minutes into the match, Maximilian Brander had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Albano Bemabe. La Scaloneta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maximilian Brander was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Lionel Messi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kenneth Valström having to interfere. TSIGALKO's Kenneth Valström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apolo Aurken in the 39th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maximilian Brander to make the kick off. Albano Bemabe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximilian Brander in the 51st minute of the match. Albano Bemabe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximilian Brander in the 52nd minute of play. Albano Bemabe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lukas Lundberg in the 57th minute of the match. A collision led to La Scaloneta getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Guillermo Iago hit a great ball. Joakim Kjellkvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Albano Bemabe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 60th minute Maximilian Brander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albano Bemabe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, La Scaloneta's goal looked a bit too open when Maximilian Brander came free, but Albano Bemabe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th minute Lionel Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kenneth Valström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lionel Messi in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kenneth Valström saved TSIGALKO from getting behind. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Scaloneta's goalkeeper Albano Bemabe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 81st minute Ramon Lizardi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kenneth Valström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Albano Bemabe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joakim Kjellkvist in the 84th minute of the match. Kenneth Valström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramon Lizardi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ramon Lizardi struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Kenneth Valström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Scaloneta. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. La Scaloneta walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.