U21 World League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 7686 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Aleksander Eliasson came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by AFC FUSION's Nunez Arias. But to his dismay, Nunez Arias quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Aleksander Eliasson was out of position in the 11 minute of play, and Nunez Arias capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nunez Arias really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. After 15 played minutes AFC FUSION got a freekick which was hit by Lamine Yamal. Benicio Senen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joseph Dalman in the 17th minute of the match. If Rune Bålström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lamine Yamal struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Aleksander Eliasson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AFC FUSION. After 23 played minutes AFC FUSION got a freekick which was hit by Nicolas Tagliafico. Aleksander Eliasson was out of position in the 25 minute of play, and Lamine Yamal capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lamine Yamal really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. 27 minutes into the game, Niceto Lore was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AFC FUSION's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave DFP the free kick. In the 29th match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonel Gonsalve to maneuver through the defense. After 30 played minutes, DFP's Alex Lööf shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Benicio Senen came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in DFP reached it. In the 41st minute, Joseph Dalman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benicio Senen was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Benicio Senen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl Mellbad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rune Bålström made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Joseph Dalman managed to get in a good position for a shot. DFP's supporters rose to their feet, but Joseph Dalman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benicio Senen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Benicio Senen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rune Bålström in the 64th minute of the match. AFC FUSION's Benicio Senen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl Mellbad in the 68th minute of play. After 68 played minutes AFC FUSION got a freekick which was hit by Carmelo Brais. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Ciro Lando hit a great ball. Alf Valrot recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 78 minutes into the match, DFP's Karl Mellbad sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Benicio Senen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Joseph Dalman came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the DFP fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Joseph Dalman couldn't finish the play. Benicio Senen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rune Bålström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd minute Rune Bålström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benicio Senen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Carmelo Brais hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, AFC FUSION's Ramiro Arnalt got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Many of DFP's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. DFP may have spent more time on the ball, but AFC FUSION were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.