U23 World League

MANDALARENA
Spectators: 7707 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pascal Balboa kicked off to start the match. Rogelio Rajoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yusuf Ziya Cerit, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute of the match FC Lugano got a corner. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Zhao Le Sen ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led FC Lugano's Zhao Le Sen to fire away a dangerous shot which Rogelio Rajoi despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After some careless play in the ALPUJARRAS LIBRE defense, Jack Saunders kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rogelio Rajoi. The ALPUJARRAS LIBRE fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rogelio Rajoi should have stopped the shot. In the 18th minute, Lucas Cienfuegos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 25 minutes, Jakub Waselenczuk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Lugano and the ALPUJARRAS LIBRE players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 27 played minutes FC Lugano got a freekick which was hit by Jakub Waselenczuk. After 31 played minutes ALPUJARRAS LIBRE got a freekick which was hit by Zaquiel Colsa. Rogelio Rajoi came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Lugano's Fred Lara. But to his dismay, Fred Lara quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. In the 41st minute Yusuf Ziya Cerit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogelio Rajoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's goal looked a bit too open when Jack Saunders came free, but Rogelio Rajoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rogelio Rajoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cui Cheng Liang in the 46th minute of play. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Rogelio Rajoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yusuf Ziya Cerit in the 47th minute of play. After the first half FC Lugano were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fred Lara made a kick off. Fred Lara could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Rogelio Rajoi made a huge save. In the 54th minute, Igor Linares left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Lugano fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. In the 60th minute of the match FC Lugano got a corner. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Zhao Le Sen ran over to the corner to take the kick. Rogelio Rajoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fred Lara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd match minute, FC Lugano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enéas Silva to maneuver through the defense. Yusuf Ziya Cerit struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Rogelio Rajoi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Lugano. Rogelio Rajoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fred Lara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When FC Lugano's Fred Lara in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's goalie prevented a goal. Angelino Sabina's late challenge caught a FC Lugano's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Angelino Sabina helped the player get up and apologised. In the 75th minute, Angelino Sabina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rogelio Rajoi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fred Lara in the 75th minute. In the 76th match minute, ALPUJARRAS LIBRE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eusebio Sobrado to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th minute FC Lugano were awarded a corner. Zhao Le Sen went to the cornerflag to take it. A well done corner resulted in Fred Lara drilling the ball in to score 0-6 behind ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's goalkeeper. In the 82ndth minute of the game Klas Tingelholm who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Rogelio Rajoi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Rogelio Rajoi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save ALPUJARRAS LIBRE from getting a goal against them. Rogelio Rajoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yusuf Ziya Cerit in the 88th minute of the match. Rogelio Rajoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Klas Tingelholm in the 91st minute of play. Rogelio Rajoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yusuf Ziya Cerit in the 92nd minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's goal looked a bit too open when Yusuf Ziya Cerit came free, but Rogelio Rajoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Lugano's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.