U23 World League

El Gran Palacio
Spectators: 7804 (Terracing: 5854, Seating: 1795, VIP seats: 155) Esteban Mark made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute Baturalp Yenal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pipis Culot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Joseph Melin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pipis Culot was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esteban Mark in the 8th minute of play forced BELAJ BOYS's goalkeeper Vincent Granström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 9 minutes of play, BELAJ BOYS's Joseph Melin made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pipis Culot was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 12th minute Gavril Tomozei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pipis Culot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vincent Granström was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but İskender Yörük showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 20 minute of play. Vincent Granström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Americo Perpinya, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. A collision led to BELAJ BOYS getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Jonatan Hedbom hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esteban Mark in the 31st minute of play forced BELAJ BOYS's goalkeeper Vincent Granström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Gavril Tomozei came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the BELAJ BOYS fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gavril Tomozei couldn't finish the play. Esteban Mark had several of the BELAJ BOYS's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 48 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-1 score and a disappointed Vincent Granström as he didn't even see the shot coming. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joseph Melin made a kick off. Municipales FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Jonatan Hedbom 53 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-2. J.P. Mufazalov kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Baturalp Yenal's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Pipis Culot firmly grabbed it by the left post. Thor Kollberg was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 60 minutes into the match. Thor Kollberg hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Municipales FC's Lin Wen Shi was substituted for İskender Yörük. After a rather tough play, BELAJ BOYS's Thor Kollberg got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Peter Tunström made in the 65th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Melchor Galoer immediately put the ball in play. Esteban Mark's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vincent Granström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. The supporters of Municipales FC booed when BELAJ BOYS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gastón Hernández didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in BELAJ BOYS's zone, Raimundo Intxixu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vincent Granström came out of the goal and Raimundo Intxixu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Municipales FC's Esteban Mark in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BELAJ BOYS's goalie prevented a goal. 87 minutes into the game, Esteban Mark cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Vincent Granström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Municipales FC getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Raimundo Intxixu hit a great ball. When Joseph Melin fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BELAJ BOYS's protests and gave Joseph Melin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 95th minute, Joseph Melin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.