World League

Americo montanini
Spectators: 7654 (Terracing: 5742, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bogdan Bogdanović got the match started through his kick off. Sören Malmberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xacintu Ribeiro in the 3rd minute of play. Xacintu Ribeiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sören Malmberg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Xacintu Ribeiro ran back to his position shaking his head. Sören Malmberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xacintu Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 6th minute Bogdan Bogdanović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luizinho Paranaense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute, Jerson Gonzales hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th minute Xacintu Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sören Malmberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 11 minutes, Cássio Dracena mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club 23 and the Atlético Bucaramanga players grew even worse after the yellow card. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Jerson Gonzales managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atlético Bucaramanga's supporters rose to their feet, but Jerson Gonzales was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sören Malmberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cássio Dracena in the 16th minute of play forced Atlético Bucaramanga's goalkeeper Luizinho Paranaense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cássio Dracena in the 20th minute of play forced Atlético Bucaramanga's goalkeeper Luizinho Paranaense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xacintu Ribeiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sören Malmberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Xacintu Ribeiro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sören Malmberg, 1-0. Sören Malmberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xacintu Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 36 minutes into the match, Atlético Bucaramanga's goal looked a bit too open when Bogdan Bogdanović came free, but Luizinho Paranaense reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Club 23's Sören Malmberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xacintu Ribeiro in the 41st minute of play. In the 46th minute, Xacintu Ribeiro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sören Malmberg. The goal made the score 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Xacintu Ribeiro to make the kick off. Sören Malmberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xacintu Ribeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Atlético Bucaramanga's Hernando Harroyo was substituted for Xacintu Ribeiro. If Hernando Harroyo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Sören Malmberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hernando Harroyo in the 67th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Club 23 defense, Hernando Harroyo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sören Malmberg. The Club 23 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sören Malmberg should have stopped the shot. Club 23's Petre Ciolofan was substituted for Emil Cioran. After 78 played minutes Club 23 got a freekick which was hit by Nae Lalescu. Hernando Harroyo hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Ferdinand Voicu hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Atlético Bucaramanga's Jerson Gonzales took a good shot, in the 87th minute, which hit the crossbar above Sören Malmberg's head, and flew over the goal. Club 23's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Atlético Bucaramanga. There was no doubt that Atlético Bucaramanga were the better team. Atlético Bucaramanga's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.