U23 World League

Fabian C. Peruchena
Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5769, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aldo Erauso started the match with the kick off. Paulo Txatxu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Altino Lameirinhas, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Paulo Txatxu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Altino Lameirinhas in the 10th minute of play. Q. T. I.'s Paulo Txatxu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Altino Lameirinhas in the 12th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Altino Lameirinhas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paulo Txatxu. Q. T. I.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Altino Lameirinhas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aldo Erauso got free with Ace Mace in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Peter Hellgren lost his temper 18 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Ace Mace showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aldo Erauso in the 24th minute of the match. Undertakers FC's Ace Mace played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nestor Chap in the 26th minute of play. Nestor Chap could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Ace Mace made a huge save. After 37 minutes Undertakers FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hilario Gorri who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Q. T. I.'s Domingos Giraldo to fire away a dangerous shot which Ace Mace despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Paulo Txatxu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Altino Lameirinhas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Altino Lameirinhas charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Altino Lameirinhas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Undertakers FC's goalkeeper Ace Mace, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ace Mace showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aldo Erauso, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 65thth minute of the game Aldo Erauso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Undertakers FC's Ace Mace was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 68th minute Altino Lameirinhas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Txatxu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd minute of the match Undertakers FC got a corner. Q. T. I.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jens-Erik Stephansson ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 73rd match minute, Undertakers FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tobias Mølgaard to maneuver through the defense. 76 minutes into the game, Bendt Birkemark threw the ball into play from the sideline. Q. T. I.'s Hilario Gorri quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 77th minute of the match, Balder Skjoldahl tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Paulo Txatxu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Altino Lameirinhas in the 79thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Paulo Txatxu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Filomeno Aurken fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ace Mace having to interfere. In the 87th minute, Altino Lameirinhas 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. Balder Skjoldahl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Txatxu having to interfere. Undertakers FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.