U23 World League

Valhalla
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5641, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mauricio Curcio took the kick off in the first half of the match. Segundo Balendin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Luis Selatse tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luis Selatse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Segundo Balendin, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 12th minute Segundo Balendin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Selatse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luis Selatse was a little too slow when Honorato Aureo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 17th minute. The score was now 1-0. A collision led to Vikingos FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Simon Liher hit a great ball. Segundo Balendin made a great header on Vikingos FC's corner, it was just that Timo!'s Luis Selatse managed to reach the ball for a save. The supporters of Vikingos FC booed when Timo! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rene Ilixo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Segundo Balendin notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Timo!'s Luis Selatse. Luis Selatse was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 34th minute Inti Mo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Gines saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Júlían Kmet hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Luis Selatse was a little too slow when Segundo Balendin got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 41st minute. The score was now 3-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Segundo Balendin to strike the kick off in the second half. Timo!'s Luis Selatse played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Segundo Balendin in the 54th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Marcos Baumar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luis Selatse was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Luis Selatse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oscar Oroitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Segundo Balendin took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Luis Selatse. Timo!'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some careless play in the Timo! defense, Oscar Oroitz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luis Selatse. The Timo! fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luis Selatse should have stopped the shot. 66 minutes into the match, Timo!'s goal looked a bit too open when Honorato Aureo came free, but Luis Selatse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Vikingos FC's Salvador Calvino got a free kick in the 66th minute. Vikingos FC made a substitution. Cornelio Leocadio replaced Oscar Oroitz. Oscar Gines made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauricio Curcio in the 70th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dionisio Bastia during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Vikingos FC's Pedro Jakes quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Epifanio Seber, made in the 73rd minute of the game. The supporters of Vikingos FC booed when Timo! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dionisio Bastia didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Timo! getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Benicio Innocenzio hit a great ball. It was beautiful to see Vikingos FC's Segundo Balendin in action when he in the 82nd minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! In the 84th minute, Rene Ilixo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luis Selatse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Segundo Balendin in the 85th minute of the match. The Vikingos FC fans' excitement grew in the 85th match minute when Vikingos FC's Segundo Balendin looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, Timo!'s Rene Ilixo got a free kick in the 93rd minute. 96 minutes into the game, Segundo Balendin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Luis Selatse was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.