U23 World League

José Amalfitani
Spectators: 7440 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 150) El Fortín de Floresta's Chaouki Ben Rau 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gez Little in the 7th minute of play forced El Fortín de Floresta's goalkeeper Emiliano Dibusz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nial Botham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucio Stanislao, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zack Alderson in the 18th minute of play forced El Fortín de Floresta's goalkeeper Emiliano Dibusz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emiliano Dibusz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jack Potts in the 26th minute of the match. After 26 minutes, Jack Potts made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. El Fortín de Floresta's Emiliano Dibusz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ampthill FC were awarded a corner in the 30th minute after El Fortín de Floresta's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kain Havertz took the corner. Jack Potts was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Garry Kinsey's late challenge caught a El Fortín de Floresta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Garry Kinsey helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Ampthill FC getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Garry Kinsey hit a great ball. Nial Botham made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hector Selmo in the 33rd minute. Nial Botham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chaouki Ben Rau in the 34th minute of the match. Eloy Alonso kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Kain Havertz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emiliano Dibusz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. In the 40th minute of the match, Hector Selmo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nial Botham was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Emiliano Dibusz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jack Potts, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. El Fortín de Floresta's Emiliano Dibusz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zack Alderson in the 45th minute of play. Emiliano Dibusz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zack Alderson in the 47th minute of the match. In the 48thth minute of the game Gez Little who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Fortín de Floresta's Emiliano Dibusz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gez Little made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Zack Alderson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Dibusz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, El Fortín de Floresta's Emiliano Dibusz got control of the ball when Zack Alderson tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 56th minute Gez Little shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Dibusz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute Jairo Ioritz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nial Botham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emiliano Dibusz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gez Little, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Nial Botham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hector Selmo in the 70th minute of the match. El Fortín de Floresta made a substitution. Zeledon Gaizko replaced Felix Pepillo. Marcelino Playo hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. 76 minutes into the match, Ampthill FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jairo Ioritz came free, but Nial Botham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emiliano Dibusz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelino Playo, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Emiliano Dibusz made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Marcelino Playo sent off a good shot on target. Constantino Ekaitz scored 2-2 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nial Botham, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 86 minutes into the match, Ampthill FC's goal looked a bit too open when Chaouki Ben Rau came free, but Nial Botham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ampthill FC's Nial Botham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chaouki Ben Rau in the 91st minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's goal looked a bit too open when Gez Little came free, but Emiliano Dibusz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th minute, Gez Little ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emiliano Dibusz was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. The Ampthill FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Ampthill FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.