U23 World League

Barloo Stadion
Spectators: 7980 (Terracing: 5986, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Apolo Peto started the match with the kick off. Sacro Balompié's Cristian Lorien played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xie Yan in the 6th minute of play. FCF north's Fausto de Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gervasio Lidon in the 8th minute of play. Jeremias Gaueko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fausto de Almeida having to make a save. Arcan Çapan scored 1-0 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristian Lorien, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gervasio Lidon during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 18 played minutes Sacro Balompié got a freekick which was hit by Gervasio Lidon. Aquiles Bieito kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Hans-Cees Zwaanswijk kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cristian Lorien. That made the score 2-0 in the 21 minute of play. After 25 played minutes FCF north got a freekick which was hit by Donald Hoiting. 28 minutes into the match, Sacro Balompié's goalkeeper Cristian Lorien had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Donald Hoiting. Teobaldo Bernal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 36 minutes into the match, FCF north's goal looked a bit too open when Apolo Peto came free, but Fausto de Almeida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the game, Jeremias Gaueko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Fausto de Almeida was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, FCF north's Doru Josan got a free kick in the 41st minute. Fausto de Almeida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aquiles Bieito in the 43rd minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arcan Çapan to make the kick off. Donald Hoiting hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. FCF north's Fausto de Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apolo Peto in the 52nd minute of play. In the 53rd minute, Gervasio Lidon made a precise shot to the right of Fausto de Almeida. FCF north's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Doru Josan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Cristian Lorien tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Apolo Peto got free with Fausto de Almeida in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cristian Lorien made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xie Yan in the 65th minute of play. A collision led to FCF north getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Wojciech Pasterski hit a great ball. Sacro Balompié made a substitution. Stathis Pallini replaced Fausto Uxio. Sacro Balompié made a substitution. Iker Shepherd replaced Gervasio Lidon. After 67 played minutes FCF north got a freekick which was hit by Wojciech Pasterski. After 68 played minutes, Sacro Balompié's Mané Lago shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Fausto de Almeida came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Sacro Balompié reached it. Cristian Lorien showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xie Yan, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 74 minutes into the match, FCF north's goalkeeper Fausto de Almeida had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jeremias Gaueko. In the 77th minute Iker Shepherd shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fausto de Almeida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fausto de Almeida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iker Shepherd in the 78th minute of the match. In the 80th minute, Xie Yan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristian Lorien showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xie Yan in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 83rd minute, Apolo Peto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristian Lorien made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donald Hoiting in the 85th minute of play. Fausto de Almeida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Apolo Peto in the 91st minute of play. Teobaldo Bernal kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. FCF north were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Sacro Balompié to leave the ground with a draw.