U23 World League

Grusplan
Spectators: 7680 (Terracing: 5761, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Damian Precioso made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Mike Mills hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ismael Negri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amadeo Francesco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alvaro Martxot's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ismael Negri read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. Paulino Lizer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stig-Ove Abrahamsson in the 16th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Martxot in the 17th minute of play forced Plan B's goalkeeper Ismael Negri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Plan B booed when Piratas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teodoro Casomiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 19th minute, Weldon Myrick sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Piratas FC's Paulino Lizer didn't even have to move. Paulino Lizer made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Bennvar Nikkinen sent off a good shot on target. In the 22nd minute, Damian Precioso got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Paulino Lizer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nedko Tzokev in the 27th minute of play. 27 minutes into the game, Nedko Tzokev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Paulino Lizer was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 30 minutes into the match, Plan B's goal looked a bit too open when Amadeo Francesco came free, but Ismael Negri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Peter Buck lost his temper 32 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stig-Ove Abrahamsson got free with Paulino Lizer in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

Paulino Lizer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stig-Ove Abrahamsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After 55 minutes, David Aimar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Piratas FC and the Plan B players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 55th match minute, Piratas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Aimar to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Martxot in the 58th minute of play forced Plan B's goalkeeper Ismael Negri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bennvar Nikkinen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paulino Lizer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stig-Ove Abrahamsson in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 63rd match minute, Plan B was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jörgen Hansson to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Ismael Negri managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when Piratas FC's Amadeo Francesco fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 67th minute, Alvaro Martxot got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 69 minutes into the match, Plan B's goalkeeper Ismael Negri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Damian Precioso. Amadeo Francesco came free with the goalkeeper in the 70th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ismael Negri could save by the left post. With a little luck, Plan B's Ismael Negri got control of the ball when Damian Precioso tried to sneak it across the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Plan B's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Martxot came free, but Ismael Negri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Piratas FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Amadeo Francesco hit a great ball. When the match clock showed 79 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Stig-Ove Abrahamsson sped through Piratas FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Paulino Lizer. Ismael Negri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Aimar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulino Lizer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stig-Ove Abrahamsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 88 minutes into the match, Piratas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bennvar Nikkinen came free, but Paulino Lizer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nedko Tzokev hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Piratas FC's David Cordarius tried to score from far away in the 91st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Plan B's Ismael Negri got control of the ball when Damian Precioso tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 95th minute, Stig-Ove Abrahamsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paulino Lizer was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Plan B were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Piratas FC for a fine match.