U23 World League

ESTADIO ROYAL PARK
Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5593, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Nazario Ronaldo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th minute Fabian Gollob shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niilo Vähäsavo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Savon Palloseura's Niilo Vähäsavo got control of the ball when Nazario Ronaldo tried to sneak it across the goal line. RKS Królewscy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Aleksander Prosowski in the 8th minute. Witalis Wykowski was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 9th minute, RKS Królewscy's Fabian Gollob dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Keilor Navas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toivo Karhu, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Heikki Niinimaa hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. The RKS Królewscy fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when RKS Królewscy's Nazario Ronaldo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Heikki Niinimaa hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jan Kuokkanen during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Savon Palloseura getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Jan Kuokkanen hit a great ball. Zdzislaw Pierz charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zdzislaw Pierz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 37 minutes into the match, Savon Palloseura's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Gollob came free, but Niilo Vähäsavo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 39 played minutes Savon Palloseura got a freekick which was hit by Juha-Pekka Joenväärä. After 44 played minutes RKS Królewscy got a freekick which was hit by Aleksander Prosowski. After 46 minutes, Toivo Karhu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Savon Palloseura and the RKS Królewscy players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 46 played minutes Savon Palloseura got a freekick which was hit by Toivo Karhu. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

A collision led to RKS Królewscy getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Witalis Wykowski hit a great ball. Keilor Navas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kaarle Väätäinen, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Kaarle Väätäinen struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Keilor Navas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Savon Palloseura. Niilo Vähäsavo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nazario Ronaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. When the match clock showed 69 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Nazario Ronaldo sped through Savon Palloseura's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Niilo Vähäsavo. Toivo Karhu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Niilo Vähäsavo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabian Gollob in the 86th minute of the match. Nazario Ronaldo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niilo Vähäsavo having to interfere. When Artur Filipowski fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored RKS Królewscy's protests and gave Artur Filipowski a yellow card for diving instead. Artur Filipowski kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Heikki Niinimaa kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Savon Palloseura players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for RKS Królewscy.