U23 World League

Campo do Couto
Spectators: 7770 (Terracing: 5828, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) Purple Shadows's Gorom Kanø started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 1-0 became the score in the 5th minute when Hermenegildo Maldonado elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 8 minutes into the match, Los once leones Ourense's goal looked a bit too open when Relja Jurišić came free, but Lancelot Sauca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Los once leones Ourense's goal looked a bit too open when Gorom Kanø came free, but Lancelot Sauca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Los once leones Ourense's goal looked a bit too open when Jakob Alberg came free, but Lancelot Sauca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eleazar Cacheres blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dobromir Keep having to make a save. Dobromir Keep stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Romualdo Salgado's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Purple Shadows's Dobromir Keep played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermenegildo Maldonado in the 17th minute of play. Lancelot Sauca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Relja Jurišić in the 20th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, Los once leones Ourense's goal looked a bit too open when Relja Jurišić came free, but Lancelot Sauca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dobromir Keep stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hermenegildo Maldonado's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Lancelot Sauca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Relja Jurišić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lancelot Sauca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jakob Alberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Los once leones Ourense's Lancelot Sauca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jakob Alberg in the 29th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 30 minutes into the game, when Aabel Ladva put in a rough tackle. Lancelot Sauca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tonin Zogu in the 37th minute of the match. Dobromir Keep took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hermenegildo Maldonado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Purple Shadows's Dobromir Keep proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Purple Shadows from getting a goal against them. Lancelot Sauca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gorom Kanø, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hermenegildo Maldonado was the one to do the kick off. Dobromir Keep showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eleazar Cacheres, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 77th minute Gorom Kanø shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lancelot Sauca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Los once leones Ourense's Teofilo March got a free kick in the 78th minute. A collision led to Purple Shadows getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Tonin Zogu hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermenegildo Maldonado in the 85th minute of play forced Purple Shadows's goalkeeper Dobromir Keep to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute Los once leones Ourense were awarded a corner. Hermenegildo Maldonado went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Los once leones Ourense's Hermenegildo Maldonado to fire away a dangerous shot which Dobromir Keep despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 89 minutes into the match, Purple Shadows's goal looked a bit too open when Romualdo Salgado came free, but Dobromir Keep reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.