U21 World League

Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 7990 (Terracing: 5994, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) Purple Shadows's Gorom Kanø started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alphonso Davies in the 5th minute of play forced Purple Shadows's goalkeeper Dobromir Keep to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Gorom Kanø's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Petr Čech was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. The Purple Shadows fans' excitement grew in the 11th match minute when Purple Shadows's Gorom Kanø looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Dobromir Keep made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexei Caraman in the 14th minute. Petr Čech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gorom Kanø in the 18th minute of the match. When Jakob Alberg came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Purple Shadows 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 Jakob Alberg couldn't finish the play. Dobromir Keep showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ion Gribincea in the 38th minute of the match. In the 40th minute George Baraboi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dobromir Keep saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dobromir Keep showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alphonso Davies in the 45th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ion Gribincea to make the kick off. If Jakob Alberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tonin Zogu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petr Čech having to interfere. With a little luck, UFC Puturoasa's Petr Čech got control of the ball when Gorom Kanø tried to sneak it across the goal line. UFC Puturoasa's Petr Čech proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save UFC Puturoasa from getting a goal against them. 58 minutes into the match, UFC Puturoasa's goalkeeper Petr Čech had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Relja Jurišić. With an all-out effort, Purple Shadows's Petr Čech threw himself towards the right post 60 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jakob Alberg, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Dobromir Keep showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ion Gribincea, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 65thth minute of the game Jakob Alberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but UFC Puturoasa's Petr Čech was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Petr Čech showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gorom Kanø, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. A collision led to UFC Puturoasa getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Filip Chiritã hit a great ball. Emil Soliwoda recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dobromir Keep showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexei Caraman in the 73rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, UFC Puturoasa's George Baraboi got a free kick in the 77th minute. If Jakob Alberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Filip Chiritã hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. 87 minutes into the match, UFC Puturoasa's goal looked a bit too open when Jakob Alberg came free, but Petr Čech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gorom Kanø hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. UFC Puturoasa's Petr Čech proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save UFC Puturoasa from getting a goal against them. The supporters of UFC Puturoasa booed when Purple Shadows was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amado Gaztea didn't get a good kick on the ball. The UFC Puturoasa fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Purple Shadows were clearly better and deserved to take the win.