U23 World League

Teatro de Turdera
Spectators: 7541 (Terracing: 5657, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sebastian Canor started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Gert Bammerman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Temperley booed when The Skates was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gert Bammerman didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dalmacio Sergi in the 7th minute of play forced The Skates's goalkeeper Jens-Ola Lund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, The Skates's Jens-Ola Lund got control of the ball when Ildefonso Richie tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ildefonso Richie could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Jens-Ola Lund made a huge save. In the 11th minute, Temperley's Kaapo Mastropiero ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jens-Ola Lund. Jens-Ola Lund yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. The Skates's Jens-Ola Lund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Canor in the 19th minute of play. Hector Casse took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Degas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hector Casse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Degas in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Canor in the 33rd minute of play forced The Skates's goalkeeper Jens-Ola Lund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the game, Alex Ödmann cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Hector Casse was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 40th minute, Edgar Degas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 42 minutes into the game, Edgar Degas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Skates's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Temperley the free kick. Sebastian Canors short, quick shot in the 44thth minute got Jens-Ola Lund to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 44th minute, one of The Skates:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for The Skates. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Christian Hedling to make the kick off. Sebastian Canor charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sebastian Canor the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sebastian Canor kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. 55 minutes into the match, Harry Larsson dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Hector Casse, 1-2. 60 minutes into the match, Temperley's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Hedling came free, but Hector Casse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Temperley's Adrian Presebal was substituted for Tomas Diagur. Jens-Ola Lund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ildefonso Richie in the 64th minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Kaapo Mastropiero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Temperley fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Jens-Ola Lund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ildefonso Richie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Harry Larsson got free with Hector Casse in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 82 minutes into the match, The Skates's Harry Larsson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hector Casse narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alex Ödmann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Hector Casse tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Sebastian Canor's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jens-Ola Lund was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. In the 88th minute The Skates were awarded a corner. Alex Ödmann went to the cornerflag to take it. The Skates's Alex Ödmann was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Hector Casse in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 96th minute Kaapo Mastropiero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jens-Ola Lund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The The Skates players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.