U21 World League

La Cascada Cordobesa
Spectators: 7677 (Terracing: 5758, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Flavio Arias started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, FC Nordsjælland's Benjamin Nygren got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Henning Sæmer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavio Arias in the 6th minute of the match. Juan Riquelme blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Henning Sæmer having to make a save. Henning Sæmer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavio Arias, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 14 minutes into the match, FC Nordsjælland's goal looked a bit too open when Flavio Arias came free, but Henning Sæmer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Flavio Arias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juan Riquelme might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Henning Sæmer. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Juan Riquelme ran back to his position shaking his head. Severo Roderigo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sindre Walle in the 21st minute of the match. Henning Sæmer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juan Riquelme in the 22nd minute. Henning Sæmer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavio Arias, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Juan Riquelme might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Henning Sæmer. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Juan Riquelme ran back to his position shaking his head. 26 minutes into the match, FC Nordsjælland's goalkeeper Henning Sæmer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juan Riquelme. FC Nordsjælland's Henning Sæmer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavio Arias in the 27th minute of play. Henning Sæmer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavio Arias in the 28th minute of the match. A collision led to FC Nordsjælland getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Daniel Svensson hit a great ball. Juan Riquelme blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Henning Sæmer having to make a save. FC Nordsjælland's Henning Sæmer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save FC Nordsjælland from getting a goal against them. Severo Roderigo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimitar Berbatov in the 36th minute of play. Henning Sæmer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juan Riquelme in the 38th minute. Flavio Arias hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. A collision led to FC Nordsjælland getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Daniel Svensson hit a great ball. Juan Riquelme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sindre Walle stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 57 minutes into the game, Manantiales Fc's Juan Riquelme nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Henning Sæmer made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Nordsjælland's Dimitar Berbatov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Severo Roderigo. That made the score 1-1 after 66 minutes of play. Jonathan Reno kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Severo Roderigo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benjamin Nygren in the 73rd minute. 75 minutes into the match, Manantiales Fc's Aurelio Pero sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Henning Sæmer narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 76 minutes, Daniel Svensson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Nordsjælland and the Manantiales Fc players grew even worse after the yellow card. Severo Roderigo made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Dimitar Berbatov sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Aurelio Pero managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manantiales Fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Aurelio Pero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Henning Sæmer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Riquelme in the 85th minute of play forced FC Nordsjælland's goalkeeper Henning Sæmer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henning Sæmer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurelio Pero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manantiales Fc were awarded a corner in the 95th minute after FC Nordsjælland's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Honorio Pierres took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Tomas Barea heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.