U21 World League

Stadio De Victoria
Spectators: 7998 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ervin Loorits started the match with the kick off. In the last second Waldir Gaúcho throw himself and got hold of the ball when Sarb Lum in the 3rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. A collision led to ABK Black Warriors73 getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Wilhelm Martinsson hit a great ball. Waldir Gaúcho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sajeev Chong, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. After 9 minutes ABK Black Warriors73's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sajeev Chong who took care of the corner kick. A well done corner resulted in Mark Devan drilling the ball in to score 1-0 behind ABK Black Warriors73's goalkeeper. In the 18th minute, Dan Filimon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice moves Daniz Shyan could shoot a difficult shot in the 23rd minute, which Waldir Gaúcho however easily saved by the left post. Oakham were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after ABK Black Warriors73's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sajeev Chong took the corner. Sajeev Chong made in the 26th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Samuel Hongyi immediately put the ball in play. After a rather tough play, ABK Black Warriors73's Celedonio Selmo got a free kick in the 28th minute. Shah Henderson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Găină in the 37th minute of the match. Wei Xuan Politiek hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. The supporters of Oakham booed when ABK Black Warriors73 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celedonio Selmo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Waldir Gaúcho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clive Tan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Liviu Spânu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shah Henderson having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Clive Tan to make the kick off. Victor Rădescu might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Shah Henderson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Victor Rădescu ran back to his position shaking his head. Daniz Shyan scored 3-0 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Waldir Gaúcho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 62nd minute of the game. One of ABK Black Warriors73:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Oakham:s goal. After a rather tough play, Oakham's Samuel Hongyi got a free kick in the 71st minute. In the 72nd match minute, ABK Black Warriors73 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilhelm Martinsson to maneuver through the defense. Daniz Shyan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dan Filimon in the 80th minute of play forced Oakham's goalkeeper Shah Henderson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Oakham's goal looked a bit too open when Dan Găină came free, but Shah Henderson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ervin Loorits during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, ABK Black Warriors73's Ervin Loorits got a free kick in the 92nd minute. 93 minutes into the match, ABK Black Warriors73's goal looked a bit too open when Sajeev Chong came free, but Waldir Gaúcho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th minute Ervin Loorits shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shah Henderson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oakham's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.