U23 World League

Estadio La Fortaleza
Spectators: 8404 (Terracing: 6303, Seating: 1933, VIP seats: 168) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joaquin Gumaro kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the game, Nikitas Roussakis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ilulea FC the free kick. In the 4th match minute, Liverpool F.C. YNWA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikitas Roussakis to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Liverpool F.C. YNWA's zone, Joaquin Gumaro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Efthimis Psaris came out of the goal and Joaquin Gumaro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Efthimis Psaris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquin Gumaro in the 8th minute of play. Higinio Malvin charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Higinio Malvin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Liverpool F.C. YNWA booed when Ilulea FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Higinio Malvin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Efthimis Psaris proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Liverpool F.C. YNWA from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panos Zounis in the 15th minute of play forced Ilulea FC's goalkeeper Anselmo Feliz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anselmo Feliz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alkaios Bougiouklis in the 17th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Viktor Häger got free with Efthimis Psaris in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anselmo Feliz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alkaios Bougiouklis in the 31st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jonatan Benino got free with Efthimis Psaris in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Efthimis Psaris was out of position in the 33 minute of play, and Jonatan Benino capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jonatan Benino really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. After a rather tough play, Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Mario Napolitano got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Jonatan Benino in the 47thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Efthimis Psaris, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alkaios Bougiouklis to make the kick off. Alkaios Bougiouklis in the 51stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Anselmo Feliz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Alkaios Bougiouklis in the 51stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Anselmo Feliz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Efthimis Psaris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaston Jerrald in the 61st minute of play. Ilulea FC made a substitution. Gaudencio Herrera replaced Remigiusz Bronicki. In the 69th minute, Jonatan Benino left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ilulea FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. During the 72nd minute of the match Higinio Malvin completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Higinio Malvin a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonatan Benino in the 75th minute of play forced Liverpool F.C. YNWA's goalkeeper Efthimis Psaris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Jessy Fux got a free kick in the 76th minute. After some careless play in the Liverpool F.C. YNWA defense, Gaston Jerrald kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Efthimis Psaris. The Liverpool F.C. YNWA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Efthimis Psaris should have stopped the shot. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Vassilis Sapounas managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Joaquin Gumaro in the 79 minute of the game. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Efthimis Psaris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaston Jerrald in the 83rd minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Alkaios Bougiouklis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Ilulea FC fully deserved thier win.