U23 World League

Big Scrotum
Spectators: 9190 (Terracing: 6894, Seating: 2113, VIP seats: 183) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Carmelo Tiniebra started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Cosmin Donecea kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Laureano Matia. That made the score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. In the 8th minute of the match, Gonzalo Maradona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Laureano Matia saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Per-Oskar Söderström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carmelo Tiniebra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute, Lemi Ateşoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Lε COCO SρσяtiV's Laureano Matia got control of the ball when Boguslaw Domamir tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 17th minute, Boguslaw Domamir hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Per-Oskar Söderström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carmelo Tiniebra, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute Carmelo Tiniebra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Per-Oskar Söderström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Laureano Matia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cosmin Donecea in the 27th minute. Boguslaw Domamir blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Laureano Matia having to make a save. 32 minutes into the match, Lε COCO SρσяtiV's goalkeeper Laureano Matia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gonzalo Maradona. Lε COCO SρσяtiV's Laureano Matia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzalo Maradona in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35thth minute of the game Carmelo Tiniebra who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Scrotum Kickers FC's Per-Oskar Söderström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Laureano Matia was out of position in the 43 minute of play, and Cosmin Donecea capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cosmin Donecea really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The wind increased when Gonzalo Maradona made the kick off in the second half. In the 56th match minute, Scrotum Kickers FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boguslaw Domamir to maneuver through the defense. Scrotum Kickers FC's Ger Cordoba was substituted for Frans Vennerkvist. After 57 played minutes Scrotum Kickers FC got a freekick which was hit by Boguslaw Domamir. After a defensive mix-up in Scrotum Kickers FC's zone, Carmelo Tiniebra stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Per-Oskar Söderström came out of the goal and Carmelo Tiniebra tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 66 minutes into the game, Ger Cordoba threw the ball into play from the sideline. Lε COCO SρσяtiV's Henrik Stor quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Laureano Matia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boguslaw Domamir in the 68th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rudolf Gråberg in the 75th minute of play forced Lε COCO SρσяtiV's goalkeeper Laureano Matia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geraldo Bezerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Per-Oskar Söderström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Geraldo Bezerra in the 87th minute. In the 92nd minute, Zbigniew Furlit hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 94 minutes into the match, Lε COCO SρσяtiV's goal looked a bit too open when Cosmin Donecea came free, but Laureano Matia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Lε COCO SρσяtiV players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Scrotum Kickers FC.