U23 World League

Santoryu Stadium
Spectators: 8051 (Terracing: 6039, Seating: 1852, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Grzegorz Grzelak got the match started through his kick off. Åke Utter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grzegorz Grzelak in the 6th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zebastian Palmkvist in the 7th minute of play forced Santoryu FC's goalkeeper Ercole Carnevale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teodoro Chale got free with Åke Utter in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Åke Utter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grzegorz Grzelak, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Federico Scoca got a throw-in 17 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Fabricio Pere. Ercole Carnevale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zebastian Palmkvist in the 35th minute of the match. Åke Utter made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Dennis Nero sent off a good shot on target. In the 38th minute, Ferdi Kadıoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Åke Utter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grzegorz Grzelak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zebastian Palmkvist hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zebastian Palmkvist made a kick off. Ercole Carnevale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bill Fitzpatrick in the 57th minute of the match. In the 57th minute Bill Fitzpatrick shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ercole Carnevale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute Grzegorz Grzelak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Åke Utter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Santoryu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bill Fitzpatrick came free, but Ercole Carnevale reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zebastian Palmkvist's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ercole Carnevale firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dennis Nero in the 65th minute of play forced FC NILS's goalkeeper Åke Utter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Santoryu FC's Andrea Mastrangelo got a free kick in the 65th minute. FC NILS made a substitution. Filip Örtlund replaced Bill Fitzpatrick. FC NILS's Florencio Gaueko was substituted for Ervin Gigovski. FC NILS made a substitution. Pol Putov replaced Merry Christmann. Santoryu FC made a substitution. Ettore Tieri replaced Federico Scoca. In the 67th match minute, Santoryu FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrea Mastrangelo to maneuver through the defense. Åke Utter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grzegorz Grzelak in the 70th minute of play. If Teodoro Chale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Teodoro Chale charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Teodoro Chale the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 80th minute, Teodoro Chale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yıldırım Buminhan in the 87th minute of play forced FC NILS's goalkeeper Åke Utter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Florencio Gaueko hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. 94 minutes into the game, Santoryu FC's Teodoro Chale nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Åke Utter made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1.