U23 World League

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 8442 (Terracing: 6333, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bryan Rohner got the match started through his kick off. Mai Bin Kuan scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nikola Portner, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Emílio Lendaa came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Primatas FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Emílio Lendaa couldn't finish the play. When Primatas FC's Mai Bin Kuan in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Espen Steelers's goalie prevented a goal. Nikola Portner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emílio Lendaa in the 25th minute of play. The audience cheered when Emílio Lendaa's long shot passed Nikola Portner's right side. It was 1-2, 25 minutes into the match. Mai Bin Kuan took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nikola Portner. Nikola Portner dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. When the match clock showed 31 minutes, the score became 1-4 when Mai Bin Kuan sped through Espen Steelers's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nikola Portner. Nikola Portner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mai Bin Kuan in the 38th minute of the match. Kurt Wüthrich hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The Espen Steelers players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Primatas FC were winning 1-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mai Bin Kuan made a kick off. If Pablo Ermengol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Michel Čech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bryan Rohner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 63 minutes into the match, Jacobo Argi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nikola Portner. Espen Steelers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jacobo Argi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. Michel Čech showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bryan Rohner, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Jacobo Argi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Nikola Portner firmly grabbed it by the left post. 74 minutes into the match, Espen Steelers's goalkeeper Nikola Portner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jacobo Argi. Pablo Ermengol hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Espen Steelers made a substitution. Mauro Aebi replaced Henri Schwersenz. Espen Steelers's Erasmo Emesto was substituted for Vincent Albbrecht. After a rather tough play, Primatas FC's Pablo Ermengol got a free kick in the 76th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Espen Steelers's goalkeeper Nikola Portner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mai Bin Kuan. Jacobo Argi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Nikola Portner made a huge save. Espen Steelers's Nikola Portner proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Espen Steelers from getting a goal against them. Nikola Portner was out of position in the 86 minute of play, and Shao Zheng capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Shao Zheng really showed his touch with that goal: 1-6. Nikola Portner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shao Zheng, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Espen Steelers's Nikola Portner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mai Bin Kuan in the 91st minute of play. Nikola Portner came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by Primatas FC's George Håkansson. But to his dismay, George Håkansson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-7.