U23 World League

Balkiria Alliance G
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Iván Sotomayor kicked off to start the match. In the 3rdth minute of the game Iván Sotomayor who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s Aurelio Nafarroa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Constantino Abella during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Constantino Abella kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Xamo Viladrosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romulo Gauargi, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Maximino Urtats kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Aurelio Nafarroa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iván Sotomayor, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Constantino Abella was shown his second yellow card after 27 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Balkes FC booed when ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Constantino Abella didn't get a good kick on the ball. Javier Milei made in the 31st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Romulo Gauargi. After a rather tough play, ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s Evelio Olo got a free kick in the 34th minute. After having played for 35 minutes, Calle Lindström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Balkes FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Calle Lindström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aurelio Nafarroa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iván Sotomayor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aurelio Nafarroa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iván Sotomayor, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Aurelio Nafarroa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iván Sotomayor in the 44th minute of play. Balkes FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Calle Lindström in the 46th minute. After taking down the ball on Balkes FC's corner Calle Lindström fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Aurelio Nafarroa quite easily take care of the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Romulo Gauargi to make the kick off. Aurelio Nafarroa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iván Sotomayor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iván Sotomayor in the 54th minute of play forced ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s goalkeeper Aurelio Nafarroa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Calle Lindström did an outstanding performance 58 minutes into the match, when he by himself got past the opposing team's defense and with a quick scored 1-0 to the right of an irritated Aurelio Nafarroa in the goal. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s goalkeeper Aurelio Nafarroa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 69th minute, Aquiles Bakar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71stth minute of the game Iván Sotomayor who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s Aurelio Nafarroa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 78th minute, Calle Lindström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iván Sotomayor in the 80th minute of play forced ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s goalkeeper Aurelio Nafarroa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute, Iván Sotomayor made a precise shot to the right of Aurelio Nafarroa. ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. In the 88thth minute of the game Iván Sotomayor who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s Aurelio Nafarroa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 90 minutes ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Calle Lindström who took care of the corner kick. Balkes FC's Calle Lindström was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Aurelio Nafarroa in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Balkes FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.