U21 World League

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Spectators: 7709 (Terracing: 5783, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Carlos Pujol got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, FCSB CUENCA's Carlos Pujol got a free kick in the 5th minute. After a defensive mix-up in FCSB CUENCA's zone, 王 江志锋 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pietro Benito came out of the goal and 王 江志锋 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cholachat Coolcat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Pujol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cholachat Coolcat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Zărnescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 13th minute, David Lindman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Pajala Sunrise booed when FCSB CUENCA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ugutz Jubera didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 20 played minutes Pajala Sunrise got a freekick which was hit by Karl-Oskar Högman. In the 21st minute Carlos Pujol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cholachat Coolcat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doug Las Casas in the 24th minute of play forced FCSB CUENCA's goalkeeper Pietro Benito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ugutz Jubera in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cholachat Coolcat saved Pajala Sunrise from getting behind. Ugutz Jubera recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 30 minutes into the match, FCSB CUENCA's goal looked a bit too open when Doug Las Casas came free, but Pietro Benito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cholachat Coolcat made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Sebastian Zărnescu sent off a good shot on target. FCSB CUENCA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Manuel Navarro in the 35th minute. The corner ended in Sebastian Zărnescu almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Pajala Sunrise's Cholachat Coolcat did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by 王 江志锋 in the 41st minute of play forced FCSB CUENCA's goalkeeper Pietro Benito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd match minute, FCSB CUENCA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gică Popescu to maneuver through the defense. Sebastian Tolsson took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 45th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Pietro Benito. FCSB CUENCA's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Doug Las Casas to make the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Pajala Sunrise was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Lindman to maneuver through the defense. Pietro Benito made an important save on a dangerous shot by Doug Las Casas in the 53rd minute. In the 60th minute Sebastian Zărnescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cholachat Coolcat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cholachat Coolcat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Pujol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute, 王 江志锋 made a precise shot to the right of Pietro Benito. FCSB CUENCA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 80th minute Sebastian Zărnescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cholachat Coolcat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Pajala Sunrise's Karl-Oskar Högman got a free kick in the 82nd minute. In the 83rd minute, Sebastian Zărnescu 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. In the 91st minute Carlos Pujol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cholachat Coolcat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FCSB CUENCA's Pietro Benito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roger Heggert in the 92nd minute of play. In the 95th minute, Roger Heggert 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. FCSB CUENCA were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Pajala Sunrise for a fine match.