U21 World League

Dela Alpi
Spectators: 7640 (Terracing: 5731, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Víctor Huarte started the match with the kick off. When Sletteenge's Absalon Domini in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Juventus FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 8th minute, Rufo Vazquez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Absalon Domini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 11 minutes into the game, Playo Herrera was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Juventus FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sletteenge the free kick. After 17 played minutes Sletteenge got a freekick which was hit by Gustav Balkov. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Absalon Domini in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mansour Buffon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thorkild Plougmann made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zoel Sierra in the 23rd minute. Víctor Huarte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 29 minutes into the match, Juventus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Askild Farquhar came free, but Mansour Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Absalon Domini in the 34th minute of play forced Juventus FC's goalkeeper Mansour Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zoel Sierra got free with Thorkild Plougmann in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zoel Sierra in the 37thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Thorkild Plougmann, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Juventus FC's Mansour Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Askild Farquhar in the 40th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Rufo Vazquez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mansour Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Absalon Domini in the 44th minute of the match. After 45 minutes Juventus FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gustav Balkov who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Sletteenge's corner Gustav Balkov fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mansour Buffon quite easily take care of the ball. Absalon Domini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mansour Buffon having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Absalon Domini stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Zoel Sierra got in the 52nd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Thorkild Plougmann handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Víctor Huarte in the 53rd minute of play forced Sletteenge's goalkeeper Thorkild Plougmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 53 minutes of play, Juventus FC's Víctor Huarte made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thorkild Plougmann was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 60th minute Víctor Huarte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thorkild Plougmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Víctor Huarte put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Thorkild Plougmann. The audience thought a goal was coming when Absalon Domini got free with Mansour Buffon in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thorkild Plougmann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zoel Sierra in the 68th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zoel Sierra in the 70th minute of play forced Sletteenge's goalkeeper Thorkild Plougmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Boniel Ballesteros struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Thorkild Plougmann didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Juventus FC. Augustus Hedstrøm's late challenge caught a Juventus FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Augustus Hedstrøm helped the player get up and apologised. Augustus Hedstrøm kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Juventus FC's Víctor Huarte got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 78th minute, Zoel Sierra ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thorkild Plougmann was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. If Zoel Sierra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Víctor Huarte succeeded in the game's 87th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 4-0. Mansour Buffon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Absalon Domini in the 97th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Sletteenge players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Juventus FC.