U23 World League

Ministry of Magic
Spectators: 8530 (Terracing: 6398, Seating: 1962, VIP seats: 170) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adriano Ribeiro took the kick off in the first half of the match. When ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫'s Lucas Colombo in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Obscurials's goalie prevented a goal. Zheng Chao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Colombo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A sloppy throw-in by Filiberto Gorosti in the 13th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by The Obscurials's Fabian Spânu. Adriano Ribeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Izaak Lopez de Toro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 14th minute. Anders Westerstrand charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anders Westerstrand the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 23 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Colombo came free, but Zheng Chao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yu Ying Xiao in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zheng Chao saved The Obscurials from getting behind. 32 minutes into the match, Lucas Colombo 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. Stig Sandström made in the 36th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Cliff Rowden however managed to control. Izaak Lopez de Toro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anders Westerstrand, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. 43 minutes into the game, Lucas Colombo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Zheng Chao was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 47 minutes into the match, Lucas Colombo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zheng Chao. The Obscurials's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lucas Colombo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Lucas Colombo made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lucas Colombo. Izaak Lopez de Toro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 56th minute of play. Zheng Chao came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫'s Lucas Colombo. But to his dismay, Lucas Colombo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. 62 minutes into the match, Arnoldo Eneto notched a goal, 0-5, 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. A throw-in in the 65th minute of the game was made by Leon Errapel with Mao Yang Yang as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 66 minutes into the match, ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫'s goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Ribeiro came free, but Izaak Lopez de Toro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Obscurials made a substitution. Angelo Eiró replaced Cliff Rowden. The Obscurials's Lawrance Grandison was substituted for Adriano Ribeiro. ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫'s Bartolo Lertxun was substituted for Wilfried Zaha. ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Yu Ying Xiao in the 78th minute. Yu Ying Xiao made a great header on ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫'s corner, it was just that The Obscurials's Zheng Chao managed to reach the ball for a save. Stig Sandström hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. The Obscurials's Edelmiro Mateo managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Leon Errapel in the 86 minute of the game. Lawrance Grandison might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Izaak Lopez de Toro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lawrance Grandison ran back to his position shaking his head. Izaak Lopez de Toro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lawrance Grandison in the 88th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arnoldo Eneto got free with Zheng Chao in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 94 minutes The Obscurials's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Yu Ying Xiao who took care of the corner kick. Izaak Lopez de Toro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lawrance Grandison, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The The Obscurials fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫ were clearly better and deserved to take the win.