U23 World League

Juan Domíngo Peron
Spectators: 7261 (Terracing: 5761, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Feyzullay Taşkıner in the 6th minute of play forced Real Racing Club's goalkeeper Gao Fei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Feyzullay Taşkıner had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gao Fei. Real Racing Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Feyzullay Taşkıner was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Gao Fei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuri Paauwe, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Yuri Paauwe scored 0-2 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gao Fei, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 25th minute, Real Racing Club's Silvio Amato ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Carsten Sloothaak. Carsten Sloothaak yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. In the 38th minute Su Yuan Yu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carsten Sloothaak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yuri Paauwe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Real Racing Club getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Silvio Amato hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kris Palmann made a kick off. Fc Benefica's Carsten Sloothaak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kris Palmann in the 52nd minute of play. Martin Ødegaard hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Gao Fei made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Yuri Paauwe sent off a good shot on target. In the 69th minute of the match Real Racing Club got a corner. Fc Benefica's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alejo Salvino ran over to the corner to take the kick. Herbert Teesing kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. The supporters of Real Racing Club booed when Fc Benefica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Andriessen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carsten Sloothaak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alejo Salvino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Su Yuan Yu in the 83rd minute of play forced Fc Benefica's goalkeeper Carsten Sloothaak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arnoldo Beti during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Martin Ødegaard charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Martin Ødegaard the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 87th match minute, Fc Benefica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Ødegaard to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th minute, Kris Palmann left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Racing Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. After a rather tough play, Fc Benefica's Yuri Paauwe got a free kick in the 91st minute. Feyzullay Taşkıner blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gao Fei having to make a save. When Yuri Paauwe came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Fc Benefica 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 Yuri Paauwe couldn't finish the play. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.