U23 World League

Adidas Stadium
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Võ Tấn Dũng made the kick off which started today's match. Heiko Som showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Frichoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Võ Tấn Dũng recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jaime Bertol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Võ Tấn Dũng in the 8th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eulalio Palos in the 9th minute of play forced De Ontembare Leeuwen's goalkeeper Heiko Som to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jaime Bertol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Chabanenko in the 16th minute of the match. Jaime Bertol came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by De Ontembare Leeuwen's Ivan Chabanenko. But to his dismay, Ivan Chabanenko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. 20 minutes into the match, Rodrigo Frichoso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Heiko Som. De Ontembare Leeuwen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rodrigo Frichoso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Damian Bero managed to get in a good position for a shot. Boquenses's supporters rose to their feet, but Damian Bero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Heiko Som breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 29th minute, Angelino Salbatore hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Võ Tấn Dũng recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Frichoso in the 36th minute of play forced De Ontembare Leeuwen's goalkeeper Heiko Som to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Võ Tấn Dũng in the 38th minute of play forced Boquenses's goalkeeper Jaime Bertol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute, Võ Tấn Dũng ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jaime Bertol was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Boquenses's Jaime Bertol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Chabanenko in the 48th minute of play.

The wind increased when Joaquin Martxot made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Ivan Chabanenko 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. After 55 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for De Ontembare Leeuwen! Heiko Som had in the 58thth minute some difficulties stopping Eloy Urbez's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Jacco Hoving fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime Bertol having to interfere. Jaime Bertol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Võ Tấn Dũng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. De Ontembare Leeuwen's Heiko Som proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save De Ontembare Leeuwen from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Boquenses's Eulalio Palos got a free kick in the 67th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquin Martxot in the 69th minute of play forced De Ontembare Leeuwen's goalkeeper Heiko Som to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sander Spoel charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sander Spoel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 81 played minutes De Ontembare Leeuwen got a freekick which was hit by Sander Spoel. In the 83rd minute, Eloy Urbez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jacco Hoving sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 88th minute Sander Spoel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaime Bertol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Boquenses's Rodrigo Frichoso slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Heiko Som. That made the score 2-2 after 96 minutes of play. Heiko Som made a fantastic save in the 98th minute, when Carmelo Frances sent off a good shot on target. In the 100th minute Boquenses were awarded a corner. Eloy Urbez went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Artemio Iruinea heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.