U23 World League

Dalmai Feal
Spectators: 7513 (Terracing: 5635, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abdika Philip kicked off to start the match. Juan Carlos Suciu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hans-Petter Frigstad in the 5th minute of the match. 1-0 became the score in the 8th minute when Abdika Philip elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Kjell Bergum hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Juan Carlos Suciu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hans-Petter Frigstad's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Abdika Philip sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cai Ocaña hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Juan Carlos Suciu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Otto Klepp, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Fructuoso Echavarri's late challenge caught a Rakkestad IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fructuoso Echavarri helped the player get up and apologised. Fructuoso Echavarri kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. When Rakkestad IF's Otto Klepp in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Salud y República's goalie prevented a goal. Juan Carlos Suciu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Otto Klepp's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. The audience was convinced that Otto Klepp's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juan Carlos Suciu was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Hans-Petter Frigstad took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Juan Carlos Suciu. Juan Carlos Suciu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Fructuoso Echavarri might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Linus Todal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fructuoso Echavarri ran back to his position shaking his head. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Otto Klepp made a kick off. Rakkestad IF's Hans-Petter Frigstad got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hans-Petter Frigstad in the 54thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Juan Carlos Suciu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Juan Carlos Suciu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hans-Petter Frigstad in the 59th minute of play. Juan Carlos Suciu made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Otto Klepp sent off a good shot on target. Hans-Petter Frigstads short, quick shot in the 61stth minute got Juan Carlos Suciu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A collision led to Rakkestad IF getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Torgeir Sandbakken hit a great ball. Abdika Philip sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdika Philip took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Linus Todal. Linus Todal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. When Gunnar Ophus fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rakkestad IF's protests and gave Gunnar Ophus a yellow card for diving instead. Rakkestad IF's Linus Todal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdika Philip in the 77th minute of play. Abdika Philip received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Linus Todal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Salud y República's Juan Carlos Suciu got control of the ball when Otto Klepp tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 83 played minutes Otto Klepp rounded Salud y República's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-4. Roben Reyes kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Salud y República's Juan Carlos Suciu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Salud y República from getting a goal against them. When Otto Klepp came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Rakkestad IF 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 Otto Klepp couldn't finish the play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Rakkestad IF walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.