U23 World League

Helenas Park
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Laureano Eztebe got the match started through his kick off. Östen Röd showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robustiano Lizardi in the 5th minute of the match. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by The Shadows's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eriberto Thomas was slow to take the kick. During this time Santa Margarita's players had a chance to rest. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Laureano Eztebe in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Östen Röd prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A hard shot 13 in the game by Laureano Eztebe from a close distance when the talented Östen Röd managed to make a qualified save. The Shadows's players were relieved. When Ludwig Bock came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the The Shadows fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ludwig Bock couldn't finish the play. In the 16th minute, Ludwig Bock hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of The Shadows booed when Santa Margarita was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Flavio Misael didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 21 played minutes The Shadows got a freekick which was hit by Elliott Klemensson. Uriel Jerrald took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elliott Klemensson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santa Margarita's Uriel Jerrald played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robin Bergstedt in the 23rd minute of play. Ludwig Bock took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Uriel Jerrald. Uriel Jerrald dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 30 minutes into the match, Santa Margarita's goal looked a bit too open when Elliott Klemensson came free, but Uriel Jerrald reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aldo Gilen's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 32ndth minute, Östen Röd skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Laureano Eztebe in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Östen Röd prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 33rd match minute, The Shadows was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Niclas Nordin to maneuver through the defense. In the 36thth minute of the game Laureano Eztebe who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Shadows's Östen Röd was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Shadows's Östen Röd played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laureano Eztebe in the 44th minute of play. When Kent Törnblom fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Shadows's protests and gave Kent Törnblom a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Santa Margarita booed when The Shadows was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kent Törnblom didn't get a good kick on the ball. Östen Röd showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laureano Eztebe in the 48th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After 53 minutes, Simon Atarratze mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Santa Margarita and the The Shadows players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 53rd match minute, Santa Margarita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simon Atarratze to maneuver through the defense. Östen Röd came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Santa Margarita's Robustiano Lizardi. But to his dismay, Robustiano Lizardi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Laureano Eztebe in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Östen Röd prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Flavio Misael during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Santa Margarita getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Flavio Misael hit a great ball. After 69 played minutes, The Shadows's Sune Kvalfält shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Uriel Jerrald came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in The Shadows reached it. Uriel Jerrald made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elliott Klemensson in the 70th minute of play. After some careless play in the Santa Margarita defense, Ludwig Bock kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Uriel Jerrald. The Santa Margarita fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Uriel Jerrald should have stopped the shot. Robin Bergstedt in the 78thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Uriel Jerrald, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 82nd minute of the match Santa Margarita got a corner. The Shadows's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eriberto Thomas ran over to the corner to take the kick. Eriberto Thomas made a great header on Santa Margarita's corner, it was just that The Shadows's Östen Röd managed to reach the ball for a save. Östen Röd showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laureano Eztebe in the 84th minute of the match. After some careless play in the The Shadows defense, Laureano Eztebe kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Östen Röd. The The Shadows fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Östen Röd should have stopped the shot. After having played for 87 minutes, Simon Atarratze managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Santa Margarita's supporters crossed their fingers, but Simon Atarratze was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Uriel Jerrald stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elliott Klemensson's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. The Shadows's Elliott Klemensson was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Uriel Jerrald in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 96th minute, Eusebio Ezkerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.