U23 World League

Λrena 51
Spectators: 8492 (Terracing: 6370, Seating: 1953, VIP seats: 169) In the 4th minute of the match, Lars Holand tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Färid Mondragón saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Theo Machado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filomeno Igon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute Lars Holand shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Färid Mondragón saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Holand in the 13th minute of play forced Armada's goalkeeper Färid Mondragón to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Theo Machado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filomeno Igon, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Theo Machado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kylian Henry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Theo Machado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kylian Henry in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kylian Henry in the 19th minute of play forced Λstral Villains FC's goalkeeper Theo Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filomeno Igon took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Theo Machado. Theo Machado dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. The audience was convinced that Lars Holand's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Färid Mondragón was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. 27 minutes into the match, Λstral Villains FC's goal looked a bit too open when Filomeno Igon came free, but Theo Machado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 33 minutes Armada's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lars Holand who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Λstral Villains FC's Lars Holand to fire away a dangerous shot which Färid Mondragón despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Λstral Villains FC's Theo Machado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filomeno Igon in the 35th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Armada's goalkeeper Färid Mondragón had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lars Holand. A collision led to Armada getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Ma Feng Sen hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute Λstral Villains FC were awarded a corner. Lars Holand went to the cornerflag to take it. Färid Mondragón showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Cavalcante, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The Λstral Villains FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Armada were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lars Holand to make the kick off. Theo Machado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filomeno Igon, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Färid Mondragón showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Holand in the 63rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Λstral Villains FC's Peder Solevåg got a free kick in the 66th minute. Λstral Villains FC's Stian Alvær was substituted for Peder Solevåg. Armada made a substitution. Róbert Benkó replaced Kylian Henry. The supporters of Armada booed when Λstral Villains FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Peder Solevåg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Λstral Villains FC's Theo Machado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Λstral Villains FC from getting a goal against them. 76 minutes in the game Stian Alvær did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Amancio Fitriansyah. Armada were awarded a corner in the 84th minute after Λstral Villains FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Róbert Benkó took the corner. The corner ended in Róbert Benkó almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Λstral Villains FC's Theo Machado did a great save. 86 minutes into the match, Pedro Cavalcante had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Färid Mondragón. Armada's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pedro Cavalcante was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Armada's Färid Mondragón played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaltino Maraschin in the 90th minute of play. Armada were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.