U21 World League

LEON KOLBOWSKI
Spectators: 7021 (Terracing: 5280, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fermin Mingo kicked off to start the match. Arnoldo Kismi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luli Amor's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. Luli Amor recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 13th minute, Mario Padro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santo Careaga was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Arnoldo Kismi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luli Amor, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luli Amor in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arnoldo Kismi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Luli Amor's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnoldo Kismi was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Arnoldo Kismi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luli Amor's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Arnoldo Kismi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luli Amor in the 24th minute of play. When Fermin Mingo fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C. A. Atlanta's protests and gave Fermin Mingo a yellow card for diving instead. Fermin Mingo hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Mariano Santxol kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Oihan Onis's late challenge caught a C. A. Atlanta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Oihan Onis helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Programayin getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Oihan Onis hit a great ball. Arnoldo Kismi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luli Amor's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Arnoldo Kismi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luli Amor in the 37th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luli Amor in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arnoldo Kismi saved C. A. Atlanta from getting behind. After 39 played minutes Programayin got a freekick which was hit by Michael Pimentel. In the 43rd minute, Dino Tebe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th minute, Isaias Beliran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. C. A. Atlanta's Arnoldo Kismi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luli Amor in the 46th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luli Amor made a kick off. Arnoldo Kismi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luli Amor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luli Amor's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 55thth minute, Arnoldo Kismi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. C. A. Atlanta's Arnoldo Kismi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save C. A. Atlanta from getting a goal against them. 57 minutes into the game, Luli Amor cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Arnoldo Kismi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, C. A. Atlanta's Evaristo Rosio got a free kick in the 62nd minute. With his leg Arnoldo Kismi managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when Programayin's Luli Amor fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Oihan Onis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Arnoldo Kismi made a huge save. After a rather tough play, C. A. Atlanta's Besart Toto got a free kick in the 68th minute. The audience was convinced that Luli Amor's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnoldo Kismi was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. When Programayin's Luli Amor in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C. A. Atlanta's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luli Amor got free with Arnoldo Kismi in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A hard shot 79 in the game by Luli Amor from a close distance when the talented Arnoldo Kismi managed to make a qualified save. C. A. Atlanta's players were relieved. 86 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Programayin's Lilian Thuram fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Arnoldo Kismi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lilian Thuram in the 89th minute of play. Arnoldo Kismi was out of position in the 90 minute of play, and Luli Amor capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Luli Amor really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. With his leg Arnoldo Kismi managed to avoid a goal in the 96thth minute, when Programayin's Luli Amor fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Programayin played a much better game than C. A. Atlanta and deserved their victory. The C. A. Atlanta players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.