U21 World League

Suleskard Stadium
Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel Arce started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Kutsikad's goal looked a bit too open when Erland Risdal came free, but Daniel Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 4 minutes Kutsikad's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Arce who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Suleskard's Daniel Arce to fire away a dangerous shot which Daniel Buffon despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Kutsikad's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimiro Emesto came free, but Daniel Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Borys Sikola received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Daniel Buffon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Kutsikad getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Kevin Põldaas hit a great ball. Erland Risdal blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Daniel Buffon having to make a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Octave Questel in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ådne Østvang saved Suleskard from getting behind. Ådne Østvang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octave Questel in the 35th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Alex Isak ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ådne Østvang was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Norberto Indalecio in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ådne Østvang saved Suleskard from getting behind. 59 minutes into the game, Alex Isak cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Ådne Østvang was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kutsikad's Maido Liiva was substituted for Octave Questel. The supporters of Kutsikad booed when Suleskard was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albert Gram didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kutsikad's Alex Isak got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Michel Lahm recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Peppe Ronin lost his temper 80 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 81st minute Daniel Arce shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner ended in Daniel Arce almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Kutsikad's Daniel Buffon did a great save. Ådne Østvang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Norberto Indalecio in the 85th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maido Liiva got free with Ådne Østvang in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ådne Østvang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norberto Indalecio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Suleskard's zone, Maido Liiva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ådne Østvang came out of the goal and Maido Liiva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Kutsikad walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.