U23 World League

El Monumental
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Nils Eklund started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. El Millo de Haedo's Gustavo Eusko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niclas Blom in the 2nd minute of play. When Team Xtra personell's Jim Kling in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Millo de Haedo's goalie prevented a goal. If Aytuğ Erdursun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Javier Brais hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Lázaro Oto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Ludwig Fransson made a huge save. 19 minutes into the match, El Millo de Haedo's goal looked a bit too open when Nils Eklund came free, but Gustavo Eusko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gustavo Eusko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nils Eklund in the 19th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the game, Team Xtra personell's Niclas Blom nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gustavo Eusko made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After some careless play in the El Millo de Haedo defense, Jim Kling kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gustavo Eusko. The El Millo de Haedo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gustavo Eusko should have stopped the shot. 39 minutes into the match, Niclas Blom had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gustavo Eusko. El Millo de Haedo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Niclas Blom was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Gustavo Eusko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niclas Blom, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 48th match minute, El Millo de Haedo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Berbiz to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sixto Vincent was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Javier Brais during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gustavo Eusko was a little too slow when Niclas Blom got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 62nd minute. The score was now 0-5. A collision led to Team Xtra personell getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Martin Ekström hit a great ball. Ludwig Fransson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sixto Vincent in the 67th minute of play. In the 70th minute of the match, Jim Kling tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gustavo Eusko saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 72nd minute, Sixto Vincent made a precise shot to the right of Ludwig Fransson. Team Xtra personell's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. Niclas Blom succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-6 in the 79th playminute. After 82 played minutes Team Xtra personell got a freekick which was hit by Martin Ekström. Niclas Bloms short, quick shot in the 84thth minute got Gustavo Eusko to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The referee felt a red card was in order, 86 minutes into the game, when Sonny Aae put in a rough tackle. El Millo de Haedo:s Gustavo Eusko showed great skill when he stopped Verner Näver:s penalty. With a little luck, El Millo de Haedo's Gustavo Eusko got control of the ball when Niclas Blom tried to sneak it across the goal line. A hard shot 91 in the game by Nils Eklund from a close distance when the talented Gustavo Eusko managed to make a qualified save. El Millo de Haedo's players were relieved. Jorge Olguín fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ludwig Fransson having to interfere. Gustavo Eusko made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Jim Kling sent off a good shot on target. The El Millo de Haedo fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Team Xtra personell were clearly better and deserved to take the win.