U23 World League

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Spectators: 7998 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) Hans-Jürgen Nudelman hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Jesus Farias made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Walter Siggman sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Shen Zheng Sheng managed to get in a good position for a shot. Defensores del Tiki Tiki's supporters rose to their feet, but Shen Zheng Sheng was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alex Wållander breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alex Wållander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celedonio Teofilio in the 23rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Walter Siggman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jesus Farias was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Antonio Furman got a free kick in the 28th minute. Jesus Farias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walter Siggman, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. When Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Steve Hyuga in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Samyang Ramen's goalie prevented a goal. In the 41st minute Celedonio Teofilio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Wållander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Jesus Farias got control of the ball when Fabrizio Ravanelli tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walter Siggman in the 44th minute of play forced Defensores del Tiki Tiki's goalkeeper Jesus Farias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Steve Hyuga made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabrizio Ravanelli in the 51st minute of play forced Defensores del Tiki Tiki's goalkeeper Jesus Farias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Samyang Ramen's Alex Wållander got control of the ball when Steve Hyuga tried to sneak it across the goal line. Steve Hyuga could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Alex Wållander made a huge save. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Defensores del Tiki Tiki's goalkeeper Jesus Farias, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Samyang Ramen's Bo-Erik Apelkvist was substituted for Fabrizio Ravanelli. Steve Hyuga took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alex Wållander. Alex Wållander dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Jesus Farias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik Holmgren in the 64th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steve Hyuga in the 65th minute of play forced Samyang Ramen's goalkeeper Alex Wållander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jesus Farias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erik Holmgren in the 69th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Holmgren in the 74th minute of play forced Defensores del Tiki Tiki's goalkeeper Jesus Farias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 75 played minutes Samyang Ramen got a freekick which was hit by Hans-Jürgen Nudelman. Samyang Ramen's Ragnar Rudqvist was substituted for Jon Kaxe. The supporters of Defensores del Tiki Tiki booed when Samyang Ramen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hans-Jürgen Nudelman didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Samyang Ramen defense, Celedonio Teofilio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alex Wållander. The Samyang Ramen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alex Wållander should have stopped the shot. Jesus Farias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erik Holmgren in the 89th minute of play. Jesus Farias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erik Holmgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Celedonio Teofilio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alex Wållander having to interfere. In the 93rd match minute, Samyang Ramen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Hedling to maneuver through the defense. Alex Wållander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celedonio Teofilio in the 94th minute of play. The Defensores del Tiki Tiki supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Defensores del Tiki Tiki would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.