U21 World League

Santiago Bernabéu
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) An unexpectedly hard shot by Bo Istenow in the 3rd minute of play forced AC 1986 Vinalito's goalkeeper Delmiro Rosalio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Sol kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Tejs Varias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Delmiro Rosalio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bjørn Toklev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolas Parente in the 10th minute of the match. In the 11th match minute, AC 1986 Vinalito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Federico Popov to maneuver through the defense. In the 14th minute, Federico Popov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC 1986 Vinalito fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 18 minutes, Nicolas Parente mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AC 1986 Vinalito and the Strib Galacticos IF players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 18 played minutes AC 1986 Vinalito got a freekick which was hit by Nicolas Parente. In the 28th minute, Strib Galacticos IF's Kåre Flintø seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Kåre Flintø the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Strib Galacticos IF protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Kåre Flintø had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Strib Galacticos IF fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 28th minute. Penalty! Hagbard Ribov kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, AC 1986 Vinalito's goal looked a bit too open when Hagbard Ribov came free, but Delmiro Rosalio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute Strib Galacticos IF were awarded a corner. Timo Rokmann went to the cornerflag to take it. When Rodrigo Paredes came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the AC 1986 Vinalito 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 Rodrigo Paredes couldn't finish the play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hagbard Ribov made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Nicolas Parente had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bjørn Toklev. Strib Galacticos IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nicolas Parente was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 53rd minute, Marco Sol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tejs Varias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Delmiro Rosalio having to interfere. After 63 played minutes AC 1986 Vinalito got a freekick which was hit by Nicolas Parente. After a rather tough play, AC 1986 Vinalito's Cristian Salandri got a free kick in the 65th minute. Hagbard Ribov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Delmiro Rosalio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tejs Varias's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Delmiro Rosalio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. Strib Galacticos IF's Hagbard Ribov got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rodrigo Paredes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bjørn Toklev having to interfere. Bjørn Toklev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Federico Popov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nicolas Parente could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Bjørn Toklev made a huge save. Rodrigo Paredes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 94th minute Nicolas Parente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bjørn Toklev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle sounded AC 1986 Vinalito left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Strib Galacticos IF.