U21 World League

Purple Arena
Spectators: 8468 (Terracing: 6352, Seating: 1947, VIP seats: 169) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andreas Hedström took the kick off in the first half of the match. Georg Termander kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. With a little luck, Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC's Max Barrera got control of the ball when Diego Goos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Max Barrera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Goos in the 12th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dylan Robin got free with Max Barrera in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Max Barrera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Goos, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 26th minute, Georg Termander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Goos in the 27th minute of play forced Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC's goalkeeper Max Barrera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute Diego Goos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Max Barrera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Purple Talents's goal looked a bit too open when Andreas Hedström came free, but Iker Carabajal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dylan Robin made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Azevedo in the 51st minute of play forced Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC's goalkeeper Max Barrera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 53 minutes into the game, Tiradet Do Bonde was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Purple Talents's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC the free kick. Georg Termander struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Iker Carabajal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC. Iker Carabajal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andreas Hedström, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Iker Carabajal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julio Ramírez in the 57th minute of the match. After 59 played minutes Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC got a freekick which was hit by Nuh Tüzel. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dylan Robin in the 62nd minute of play forced Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC's goalkeeper Max Barrera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC made a substitution. Matias Navarro replaced Andreas Hedström. Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC's Emanuel Palma was substituted for Metehan Kabadayı. 69 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Donato Azevedo was slow to take the kick. During this time Purple Talents's players had a chance to rest. Donato Azevedo made a great header on Purple Talents's corner, it was just that Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC's Max Barrera managed to reach the ball for a save. Jozef van Elderen charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jozef van Elderen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 70 played minutes Purple Talents got a freekick which was hit by Jozef van Elderen. Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC's Georg Termander shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 71st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Iker Carabajal but with some difficulty. Georg Termander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iker Carabajal having to interfere. Purple Talents's Iker Carabajal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Purple Talents from getting a goal against them. 79 minutes into the match, Purple Talents's goal looked a bit too open when Matias Navarro came free, but Iker Carabajal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Donato Azevedo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Purple Talents fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. After 87 played minutes Purple Talents got a freekick which was hit by Jozef van Elderen. A collision led to Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Julio Ramírez hit a great ball. Diego Goos scored 4-1 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Max Barrera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Purple Talents's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.