U21 World League

THE RED MACHINE
Spectators: 7762 (Terracing: 5823, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) ★银河蓝★GalA FC's Eddie Holm started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Eddie Holm scored 0-1 in the 2nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Enrique Lekubegi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bogumil Orlicki recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Enrique Lekubegi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eddie Holm, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. The supporters of Palermo booed when ★银河蓝★GalA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cirilo Gaztea didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 13thth minute of the game Samuel Toussain who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Palermo's Enrique Lekubegi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Palermo's goal looked a bit too open when Samuel Toussain came free, but Enrique Lekubegi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The ★银河蓝★GalA FC fans' excitement grew in the 18th match minute when ★银河蓝★GalA FC's Eddie Holm 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 21 played minutes ★银河蓝★GalA FC got a freekick which was hit by Bogumil Orlicki. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Toussain in the 23rd minute of play forced Palermo's goalkeeper Enrique Lekubegi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 25 played minutes Palermo got a freekick which was hit by Anibal Fernendo. Enrique Lekubegi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eddie Holm's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Enrique Lekubegi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bogumil Orlicki in the 30th minute of the match. Enrique Lekubegi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuel Toussain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Palermo getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Lisandro Argi hit a great ball. In the 34th minute Nicanor Gaufred shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimiro Nafarroa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Bogumil Orlicki managed to get in a good position for a shot. ★银河蓝★GalA FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Bogumil Orlicki was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enrique Lekubegi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, ★银河蓝★GalA FC's Vladimiro Nafarroa got control of the ball when Donato Vachon tried to sneak it across the goal line. Enrique Lekubegi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogumil Orlicki in the 46th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nicanor Gaufred to strike the kick off in the second half. Enrique Lekubegi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Samuel Toussain in the 51st minute. In the 55th minute, Samuel Toussain hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Enrique Lekubegi didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 60th minute, which inside left pole to 0-3. In the 66th minute, Eddie Holm left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ★银河蓝★GalA FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Samuel Toussain sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anselmo Domingues charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anselmo Domingues the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of ★银河蓝★GalA FC booed when Palermo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anselmo Domingues didn't get a good kick on the ball. Palermo's defense didn't have a chance, in the 78th minute, when Eddie Holm scored to the left of an out of position Enrique Lekubegi, making the score, 0-5. The supporters of ★银河蓝★GalA FC booed when Palermo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Donato Vachon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Enrique Lekubegi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eddie Holm in the 91st minute of play. Siro Rainerio's late challenge caught a Palermo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Siro Rainerio helped the player get up and apologised. After 93 played minutes ★银河蓝★GalA FC got a freekick which was hit by Siro Rainerio. When the final whistle sounded ★银河蓝★GalA FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Palermo.