U23 World League

Juventus Stadium
Spectators: 7741 (Terracing: 5807, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) La vecchia signora's Eldad Te Vrede started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd match minute, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Prospero Santo to maneuver through the defense. Silban Arroyuelo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eldad Te Vrede in the 4th minute of play. Gustaf Skräddare showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emesto Villarreal, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. La vecchia signora's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dominguez Codony in the 15th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Prospero Santo during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 16th minute, one of E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®. La vecchia signora's Gustaf Skräddare played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saverio Baamonde in the 20th minute of play. Silban Arroyuelo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernst Andberg in the 21st minute of play. In the 24th minute Xicu Cuadrado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustaf Skräddare saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Graham Boss could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Silban Arroyuelo made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Han Solo in the 28th minute of play forced E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goalkeeper Silban Arroyuelo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silban Arroyuelo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edvard Enström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute Eldad Te Vrede shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silban Arroyuelo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goalkeeper Silban Arroyuelo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ernst Andberg. With a little luck, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Silban Arroyuelo got control of the ball when Eldad Te Vrede tried to sneak it across the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goalkeeper Silban Arroyuelo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eldad Te Vrede. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Silban Arroyuelo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Silban Arroyuelo got control of the ball when Ernst Andberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Xicu Cuadrado stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Dominguez Codony notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Silban Arroyuelo. Silban Arroyuelo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Saverio Baamonde fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gustaf Skräddare having to interfere. Gustaf Skräddare took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xicu Cuadrado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. La vecchia signora's Rafael Aizprua was substituted for Graham Boss. Gustaf Skräddare was out of position in the 70 minute of play, and Saverio Baamonde capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Saverio Baamonde really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Calisto Armendarez received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gustaf Skräddare came out and tried to block the shot, but Calisto Armendarez slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 73rd minute. 79 minutes into the match, La vecchia signora's goal looked a bit too open when Xicu Cuadrado came free, but Gustaf Skräddare reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Silban Arroyuelo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edvard Enström in the 87th minute of the match. Silban Arroyuelo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dominguez Codony in the 90th minute of the match. La vecchia signora's defense didn't have a chance, in the 93rd minute, when Xicu Cuadrado scored to the left of an out of position Gustaf Skräddare, making the score, 2-3. The E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.