U23 World League

Ministry of Magic
Spectators: 8482 (Terracing: 6363, Seating: 1950, VIP seats: 169) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Norberto Estevon started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 3rd minute of play forced Barsa FC's goalkeeper Teodoro Jeraldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norberto Estevon in the 10th minute of play forced The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Obscurials's Fabian Spânu couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 16th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Barsa FC. 19 minutes into the match, Teo Ospetsu notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of The Obscurials's Zheng Chao. Zheng Chao was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 25th minute, Adriano Ribeiro made a precise shot to the right of Teodoro Jeraldo. Barsa FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The audience was convinced that Teo Ospetsu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zheng Chao was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Teodoro Jeraldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 30th minute of play. Zheng Chao stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Antim Drashanski's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by The Obscurials's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Luisito Gar was slow to take the kick. During this time Barsa FC's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Luisito Gar got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Zheng Chao quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Adriano Ribeiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Teodoro Jeraldo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adriano Ribeiro ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adriano Ribeiro in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Teodoro Jeraldo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Adriano Ribeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Teodoro Jeraldo made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as The Obscurials's Adriano Ribeiro slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Teodoro Jeraldo. That made the score 2-1 after 44 minutes of play. The Obscurials's Zheng Chao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antim Drashanski in the 46th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Teodoro Jeraldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Ribeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 59 played minutes Barsa FC got a freekick which was hit by Dick Lundström. Adriano Ribeiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Teodoro Jeraldo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. Teo Ospetsu's late challenge caught a The Obscurials's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Teo Ospetsu helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Barsa FC's Teo Ospetsu got a free kick in the 64th minute. Adriano Ribeiro scored 3-1 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Teodoro Jeraldo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Barsa FC's zone, Cliff Rowden stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Teodoro Jeraldo came out of the goal and Cliff Rowden tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 70 minutes into the game, Adriano Ribeiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Teodoro Jeraldo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 77 minutes into the game, one of Barsa FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 79th minute there was a penalty for The Obscurials. Anders Westerstrand stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Teodoro Jeraldo. 5-1. In the 85th minute, Cliff Rowden hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Barsa FC's Teodoro Jeraldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lawrance Grandison in the 91st minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The The Obscurials fans cheered their team off the field, for while Barsa FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.