U23 World League

Polcirkel Arena
Spectators: 7738 (Terracing: 5805, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Basilio Calvino kicked off to start the match. Roland Lindström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugenio Peio in the 6th minute of play. In the 8th minute, Christiano Ronaldo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Esteban Leizarraga took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 9th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Roland Lindström. Juoksengi's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christiano Ronaldo got free with Silvio Benino in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 13th minute, Nils Wallander made a precise shot to the right of Silvio Benino. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After 18 minutes, Basilio Calvino made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Juoksengi's Roland Lindström tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Basilio Calvino in the 20th minute of play forced Juoksengi's goalkeeper Roland Lindström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esbjörn Söder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvio Benino having to interfere. In the 26th match minute, Juoksengi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emil Ekegren to maneuver through the defense. Silvio Benino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christiano Ronaldo in the 28th minute. The supporters of C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ booed when Juoksengi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lennart Gunnarsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roland Lindström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Basilio Calvino in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th minute Esbjörn Söder shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvio Benino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 35 minutes, Eleuterio Micael mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ and the Juoksengi players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Eleuterio Micael hit a great ball. Roland Lindström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tadeo Asier, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 40th minute of the match Tiburcio Odon shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Roland Lindström showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 46th minute, Martin Odén fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Silvio Benino, passed just outside the right post. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Christiano Ronaldo to make the kick off. Silvio Benino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Odén in the 57th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aristides Lano during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 60th match minute, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aristides Lano to maneuver through the defense. In the 62nd minute, Motta Medel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arnoldo Garin during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Basilio Calvino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Roland Lindström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 74 minutes into the game, Christiano Ronaldo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Juoksengi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ the free kick. A collision led to Juoksengi getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Christiano Ronaldo hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Juoksengi's Esbjörn Söder got a free kick in the 76th minute. Roland Lindström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Basilio Calvino in the 79th minute of the match. Silvio Benino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Odén in the 82nd minute of play. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goalkeeper Silvio Benino, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Silvio Benino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Odén, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Basilio Calvino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Roland Lindström made a huge save.