U23 World League

Olimpico De Legenz
Spectators: 8517 (Terracing: 6388, Seating: 1959, VIP seats: 170) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yan Zhi Chuan started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raimundo Tupper in the 4th minute of play forced ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ's goalkeeper Roque Loyola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilkka Markkula showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romelu Lukaku in the 6th minute of the match. Roque Loyola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yan Zhi Chuan in the 7th minute of the match. Club Deportes Santa Cruz's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Juan Estevan Hamdorf in the 9th minute. The corner led Club Deportes Santa Cruz's Juan Estevan Hamdorf to fire away a dangerous shot which Roque Loyola despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Ilkka Markkula showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romelu Lukaku in the 13th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Romelu Lukaku in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ilkka Markkula saved Club Deportes Santa Cruz from getting behind. In the 18th minute Yan Zhi Chuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roque Loyola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Club Deportes Santa Cruz's goalkeeper Ilkka Markkula had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Romelu Lukaku. Ilkka Markkula made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Romelu Lukaku sent off a good shot on target. After 21 played minutes Club Deportes Santa Cruz got a freekick which was hit by Juan Estevan Hamdorf. Yan Zhi Chuan scored 0-1 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roque Loyola, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ's Roque Loyola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raimundo Tupper in the 27th minute of play. 28 minutes into the game, Podador Raheiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Roque Loyola was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 32 minutes into the match, ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ's goal looked a bit too open when Yan Zhi Chuan came free, but Roque Loyola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 34 minutes of play, ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ's Romelu Lukaku made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ilkka Markkula was left in no man's land by his defense there! Roque Loyola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raimundo Tupper in the 40th minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, Club Deportes Santa Cruz's Juan Estevan Hamdorf broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After 47 played minutes ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ got a freekick which was hit by Xurde Yerro. Club Deportes Santa Cruz's Trayko Gradinarski was substituted for Podador Raheiro. After the first half Club Deportes Santa Cruz were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Romelu Lukaku to strike the kick off in the second half. Club Deportes Santa Cruz's Ilkka Markkula played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romelu Lukaku in the 56th minute of play. Club Deportes Santa Cruz's Ilkka Markkula played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romelu Lukaku in the 57th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Juan Jesus Cuadrado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Pepito Pujargimon hit a great ball. 65 minutes into the match, ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ's goal looked a bit too open when Yan Zhi Chuan came free, but Roque Loyola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ilkka Markkula showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romelu Lukaku, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Club Deportes Santa Cruz's Ilkka Markkula played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xalvador Villegas in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th minute, Xalvador Villegas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roque Loyola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yan Zhi Chuan in the 76th minute of the match. Romelu Lukaku scored 2-2 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ilkka Markkula, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Raimundo Tupper sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ's Roque Loyola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yan Zhi Chuan in the 94th minute of play. Roque Loyola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yan Zhi Chuan in the 97th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hüseyin Rahmi Toper got free with Roque Loyola in the 98th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Club Deportes Santa Cruz's performance. The match ended with a win for Club Deportes Santa Cruz.