U23 World League

Javier Milei
Spectators: 7618 (Terracing: 5714, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) The supporters of Liberland booed when Valla Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kevin Nykvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rene Eduino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tor-Ivar Kalland in the 7th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Tor-Ivar Kalland notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Liberland's Rene Eduino. Rene Eduino was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pastor Rutenio charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pastor Rutenio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Liberland's Pastor Rutenio got a free kick in the 14th minute. Jörgen Malmström's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rene Eduino read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. Damaso Francho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Kalle Joelson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amadeo Jorrin in the 19th minute of play forced Valla Fc's goalkeeper Kalle Joelson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Liberland booed when Valla Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tor-Ivar Kalland didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 22nd minute Pastor Rutenio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kalle Joelson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kalle Joelson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pastor Rutenio, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Kalle Joelson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pastor Rutenio went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Liberland defense, Peter Töpfer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rene Eduino. The Liberland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rene Eduino should have stopped the shot. Grigore Posteucă hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Rene Eduino came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Valla Fc's Peter Töpfer. But to his dismay, Peter Töpfer quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. In the 40thth minute of the game Ciro Fata who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Liberland's Rene Eduino was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Liberland getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Damaso Francho hit a great ball. After 42 minutes, Damaso Francho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Liberland and the Valla Fc players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 43 played minutes Liberland got a freekick which was hit by Damaso Francho. Kalle Joelson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amadeo Jorrin in the 44th minute of the match. 46 minutes into the match, Liberland's goal looked a bit too open when Peter Töpfer came free, but Rene Eduino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The wind increased when Damaso Francho made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Valla Fc getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Tor-Ivar Kalland hit a great ball. Ciro Fata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rene Eduino having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Liberland's zone, Peter Töpfer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rene Eduino came out of the goal and Peter Töpfer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kalle Joelson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pastor Rutenio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Artemio Esdras was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 61 minutes into the match. When Liberland's Damaso Francho in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Valla Fc's goalie prevented a goal. After 68 played minutes Valla Fc got a freekick which was hit by Thor Stabbe. After a rather tough play, Liberland's Damaso Francho got a free kick in the 69th minute. If Ciro Fata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kalle Joelson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Damaso Francho's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amadeo Jorrin in the 76th minute of play forced Valla Fc's goalkeeper Kalle Joelson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciro Fata received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Rene Eduino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kalle Joelson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pastor Rutenio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Liberland's Matias Austin got a free kick in the 90th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pastor Rutenio in the 94th minute of play forced Valla Fc's goalkeeper Kalle Joelson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Peter Töpfer's late challenge caught a Liberland's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Peter Töpfer helped the player get up and apologised. Rene Eduino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tor-Ivar Kalland in the 97th minute of the match. The Valla Fc supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Valla Fc would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.