U23 World League

War Memorial Stadium
Spectators: 7738 (Terracing: 5805, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Beremundo Castro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Henning Berglund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beremundo Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Henning Berglund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beremundo Castro in the 16th minute of the match. Lanny Lilly might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Álvaro Perpiñán. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lanny Lilly ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 21st minute, Beremundo Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Sporting Burgas's Álvaro Perpiñán got control of the ball when Mats McNamara tried to sneak it across the goal line. Álvaro Perpiñán made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edwin McNamara in the 28th minute. A collision led to Sporting Burgas getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Checa Gandia hit a great ball. Edwin McNamara came free with the goalkeeper in the 30th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Álvaro Perpiñán could save by the left post. Edwin McNamara could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Álvaro Perpiñán made a huge save. Beremundo Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edwin McNamara stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Álvaro Perpiñán made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lanny Lilly in the 52nd minute of play. Sporting Burgas's Álvaro Perpiñán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lanny Lilly in the 53rd minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Sporting Burgas's Beremundo Castro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Henning Berglund narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 58 minutes into the game, Galo Campos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sporting Burgas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Wyoming Cowboys the free kick. The supporters of Wyoming Cowboys booed when Sporting Burgas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Galo Campos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Wyoming Cowboys's Mats McNamara sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Álvaro Perpiñán narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beremundo Castro in the 61st minute of play forced Wyoming Cowboys's goalkeeper Henning Berglund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henning Berglund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beremundo Castro in the 61st minute of the match. Álvaro Perpiñán showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edwin McNamara in the 63rd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Beremundo Castro took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Henning Berglund to make any attempt to save it. Wyoming Cowboys's Verner Myr was substituted for Lanny Lilly. In the 70th minute, Leif Jespersson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Henning Berglund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beremundo Castro in the 72nd minute of play. Henning Berglund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Beremundo Castro in the 80th minute. When Galo Campos came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Sporting Burgas fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Galo Campos couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Wyoming Cowboys booed when Sporting Burgas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paquito Garay didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 91st minute of the game. One of Wyoming Cowboys:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Sporting Burgas:s goal. When the match had been going on for 92 minutes, Sporting Burgas's Seve Sevilla got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Henning Berglund. Sporting Burgas's Álvaro Perpiñán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Verner Myr in the 97th minute of play. In the 98th minute Wyoming Cowboys were awarded a corner. Edwin McNamara went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Wyoming Cowboys's Edwin McNamara to fire away a dangerous shot which Álvaro Perpiñán despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball.