U23 World League

Right to Dream Park
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Jaume Zegarra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Henning Sæmer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC Nordsjælland's Henning Sæmer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos José Vega in the 6th minute of play. Gregorio Pinto was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dimitar Berbatov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 13 minute of play. Gregorio Pinto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitar Berbatov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Henning Sæmer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos José Vega in the 19th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, union española s.a.'s goal looked a bit too open when Dimitar Berbatov came free, but Gregorio Pinto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to FC Nordsjælland getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Jeppe Tverskov hit a great ball. FC Nordsjælland's Henning Sæmer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos José Vega in the 26th minute of play. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Nordsjælland's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Carlos José Vega was slow to take the kick. During this time union española s.a.'s players had a chance to rest. With a little luck, union española s.a.'s Gregorio Pinto got control of the ball when Andreas Schjelderup tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gregorio Pinto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benjamin Nygren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitar Berbatov in the 36th minute of play forced union española s.a.'s goalkeeper Gregorio Pinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute, Mads Hansen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Henning Sæmer came out of the goal in the 48th minute to try and stop a shot by union española s.a.'s Carlos José Vega. But to his dismay, Carlos José Vega quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. FC Nordsjælland's Ibrahim Osman was substituted for Benjamin Nygren. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carlos José Vega to make the kick off. Freddie Græsborg's late challenge caught a union española s.a.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Freddie Græsborg helped the player get up and apologised. Freddie Græsborg hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Carlos José Vega received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Henning Sæmer came out and tried to block the shot, but Carlos José Vega slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 58th minute. Nauzet Fontaner might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Henning Sæmer. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nauzet Fontaner ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jeppe Tverskov during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 62 played minutes FC Nordsjælland got a freekick which was hit by Jeppe Tverskov. Gregorio Pinto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ibrahim Osman in the 65th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos José Vega in the 66th minute of play forced FC Nordsjælland's goalkeeper Henning Sæmer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henning Sæmer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos José Vega, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luciano Quilapan during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gregorio Pinto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitar Berbatov in the 70th minute of the match. In the 73rd minute Carlos José Vega shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henning Sæmer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th minute, Carlos José Vega made a precise shot to the right of Henning Sæmer. FC Nordsjælland's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Carlos José Vega fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henning Sæmer having to interfere. In the 88th minute Carlos José Vega shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henning Sæmer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Radoslaw Czysty had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 99 minutes into the game, FC Nordsjælland's Ibrahim Osman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gregorio Pinto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3.