U23 World League

Camp Nou
Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lázaro Goren got the match started through his kick off. Little Big's Edvin Stenkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celestino Urbasa in the 4th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lázaro Goren in the 5th minute of play forced Punk Fiction's goalkeeper Clemente Nikola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Celestino Urbasa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edvin Stenkvist. Little Big's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Celestino Urbasa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 11th minute of the match, Lázaro Goren got a very nice opportunity to score, but Clemente Nikola was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. A collision led to Little Big getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Villiam Melin hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Lázaro Goren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Clemente Nikola was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Edvin Stenkvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximiliano Chumo, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Celestino Urbasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Edvin Stenkvist read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Clemente Nikola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lázaro Goren, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Little Big's goalkeeper Edvin Stenkvist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Punk Fiction booed when Little Big was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lázaro Goren didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 41st minute, Celestino Urbasa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edvin Stenkvist was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After the first half Punk Fiction were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Celestino Urbasa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Little Big's goal looked a bit too open when Celestino Urbasa came free, but Edvin Stenkvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maximiliano Chumo took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Edvin Stenkvist. Edvin Stenkvist dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Celestino Urbasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edvin Stenkvist. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Celestino Urbasa ran back to his position shaking his head. Edvin Stenkvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celestino Urbasa in the 58th minute of play. In the 59th minute Celestino Urbasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvin Stenkvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 59th play minutes Celestino Urbasa shot 0-4, a short shot which went by Edvin Stenkvist and just under the crossbar into goal. If Maximiliano Chumo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Salvador Giraldo fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Punk Fiction's protests and gave Salvador Giraldo a yellow card for diving instead. Edvin Stenkvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celestino Urbasa, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Celestino Urbasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Edvin Stenkvist read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. In the 75th minute, Pål Gummeson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maximiliano Chumo succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-5 in the 77th playminute. Edvin Stenkvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celestino Urbasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edvin Stenkvist came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Punk Fiction's Celestino Urbasa. But to his dismay, Celestino Urbasa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Little Big's goalkeeper Edvin Stenkvist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Punk Fiction's Celestino Urbasa got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Little Big lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.