U23 World League

Estadio La Escuelita
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jan Åman got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Jonatan Marin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Legacy Youth Academy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gotham City the free kick. In the 3rd match minute, Legacy Youth Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonatan Marin to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Gotham City's Ove Damm got control of the ball when Jonatan Marin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Legacy Youth Academy's Lisandro Rameriz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arman Fanström in the 12th minute of play. Ove Damm was a little too slow when Reynaldo Cebo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 18th minute. The score was now 1-0. Jeremias Marcones kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, Gotham City's goalkeeper Ove Damm had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jonatan Marin. Ove Damm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reynaldo Cebo in the 34th minute of play. After 36 played minutes Legacy Youth Academy got a freekick which was hit by Gaudencio Bermudez. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonatan Marin in the 41st minute of play forced Gotham City's goalkeeper Ove Damm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ove Damm was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Reynaldo Cebo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 47 minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Arman Fanström's late challenge caught a Legacy Youth Academy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arman Fanström helped the player get up and apologised. Arman Fanström kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. In the 54th minute Reynaldo Cebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ove Damm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Legacy Youth Academy booed when Gotham City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Bergsten didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Gaudencio Bermudez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gotham City's Ove Damm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reynaldo Cebo in the 66th minute of play. Ove Damm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reynaldo Cebo in the 69th minute of play. After 70 minutes of play, Legacy Youth Academy's Victorino Lyadzhin made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ove Damm was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ove Damm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reynaldo Cebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 78th match minute, Gotham City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olle Dusett to maneuver through the defense. Ove Damm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reynaldo Cebo in the 79th minute of the match. After 82 minutes, Folke Ström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gotham City and the Legacy Youth Academy players grew even worse after the yellow card. 5-0 became the score in the 85th minute when Reynaldo Cebo elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 88th minute, Reynaldo Cebo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ove Damm was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. In the 93rd minute Reynaldo Cebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ove Damm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Legacy Youth Academy had played much better football throughout.