U21 World League

La Docta
Spectators: 7592 (Terracing: 5695, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tero Haakana got the match started through his kick off. Grütly's Pedro Pereyra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tero Haakana in the 3rd minute of play. Juha Jokiranta made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Gavino Lia sent off a good shot on target. In the 7th minute, Manchester United FC's Pirkka Rautee seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Pirkka Rautee the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Manchester United FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Pirkka Rautee had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Manchester United FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 7th minute. Penalty! In the 12th minute Paavo Salmela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Pereyra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juha Jokiranta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gavino Lia in the 16th minute of play. Juha Jokiranta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gavino Lia in the 16th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Grütly's Bernardino Odon slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Juha Jokiranta. That made the score 2-0 after 17 minutes of play. Juha Jokiranta made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Agustin Lamberto sent off a good shot on target. If Paavo Salmela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paavo Salmela in the 24th minute of play forced Grütly's goalkeeper Pedro Pereyra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Paavo Salmela left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manchester United FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 29th minute of the match, Gavino Lia tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Juha Jokiranta saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 34 minutes, Gavino Lia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Grütly and the Manchester United FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Grütly's Gavino Lia got a free kick in the 34th minute. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Grütly's goalkeeper Pedro Pereyra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 37th minute, Gavino Lia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grütly fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Gavino Lia took a quick shot and it went in 4-2 without a chance for Juha Jokiranta to make any attempt to save it. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-2. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bernardino Odon was the one to do the kick off. Gavino Lia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juha Jokiranta having to interfere. Pedro Pereyra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paavo Salmela, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Juha Jokiranta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gavino Lia in the 59th minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardino Odon came free, but Juha Jokiranta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mario Ramone kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Rafael da Silva blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Pereyra having to make a save. 76 minutes into the game, Gavino Lia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-2. Juha Jokiranta was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardino Odon in the 79th minute of play forced Manchester United FC's goalkeeper Juha Jokiranta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Manchester United FC defense, Gavino Lia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juha Jokiranta. The Manchester United FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juha Jokiranta should have stopped the shot. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Grütly's goalkeeper Pedro Pereyra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mario Ramone kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Juha Jokiranta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustin Lamberto, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute.