U23 World League

Martin Palermo
Spectators: 7729 (Terracing: 5798, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luis Santana started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Santa Maradona's goalkeeper Tor Rosenlund, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Manuel Peralta blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tor Rosenlund having to make a save. Tor Rosenlund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Peralta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carrada d´Ansiedade FC's Márcio Moura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Santana in the 11th minute of play. Manuel Peralta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Santa Maradona's Tor Rosenlund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Peralta in the 15th minute of play. When Manuel Peralta fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Carrada d´Ansiedade FC's protests and gave Manuel Peralta a yellow card for diving instead. After 17 played minutes Carrada d´Ansiedade FC got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Peralta. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Manuel Peralta in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tor Rosenlund saved Santa Maradona from getting behind. Carrada d´Ansiedade FC's Carlos Poças was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tor Rosenlund in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When Carrada d´Ansiedade FC's Manuel Peralta in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Santa Maradona's goalie prevented a goal. Benigno Vermudo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Márcio Moura made a huge save. Tor Rosenlund came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by Carrada d´Ansiedade FC's Manuel Peralta. But to his dismay, Manuel Peralta quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Carrada d´Ansiedade FC's David-Macalister Beckham Jr got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 39thth minute of the game Manuel Peralta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Santa Maradona's Tor Rosenlund was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 40th minute of the game. One of Santa Maradona:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Carrada d´Ansiedade FC:s goal. After some careless play in the Santa Maradona defense, Carlos Poças kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tor Rosenlund. The Santa Maradona fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tor Rosenlund should have stopped the shot. Manuel Peralta scored 0-3 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tor Rosenlund, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

In the 54thth minute of the game Manuel Peralta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Santa Maradona's Tor Rosenlund was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 59 minutes, Hakkı Kenan Ushan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Santa Maradona and the Carrada d´Ansiedade FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Santa Maradona getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Hakkı Kenan Ushan hit a great ball. Santa Maradona's Tor Rosenlund proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Santa Maradona from getting a goal against them. In the 61st match minute, Santa Maradona was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hakkı Kenan Ushan to maneuver through the defense. Carlos Poças charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Poças the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Carlos Poças kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Tor Rosenlund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Peralta, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Santa Maradona's Hakkı Kenan Ushan got his second yellow card of the match in the 72nd minute. The referee ordered Hakkı Kenan Ushan off the ground. In the 73rd match minute, Santa Maradona was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hakkı Kenan Ushan to maneuver through the defense. 76 minutes into the match, Santa Maradona's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Peralta came free, but Tor Rosenlund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carrada d´Ansiedade FC's Márcio Moura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octavio Txurio in the 77th minute of play. Tor Rosenlund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Peralta, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Márcio Moura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octavio Txurio, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Luis Santana made in the 88th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Benigno Vermudo however managed to control. Santa Maradona's Tor Rosenlund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Peralta in the 89th minute of play. In the 93rd match minute, Carrada d´Ansiedade FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolas Taveira to maneuver through the defense. In the 95th minute, Octavio Txurio made a precise shot to the right of Márcio Moura. Carrada d´Ansiedade FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3.