U21 World League

La Maison-Blanche
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Ferdinand Marcos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ferdinand Marcos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Alonzo Koldo fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Les Presidents FC's protests and gave Alonzo Koldo a yellow card for diving instead. After 5 played minutes Les Presidents FC got a freekick which was hit by Alonzo Koldo. Josef Qvalfeldt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferdinand Marcos in the 7th minute of play. Josef Qvalfeldt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferdinand Marcos in the 7th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, Mario Benitez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Josef Qvalfeldt. Hudiksvalls United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mario Benitez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Benitez in the 15th minute of play forced Hudiksvalls United's goalkeeper Josef Qvalfeldt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ferdinand Marcos who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 21stth minute tested the skills of Josef Qvalfeldt when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Sebastian Christoffersson might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bobby De Maerschalck. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sebastian Christoffersson ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 26th minute, Ferdinand Marcos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Josef Qvalfeldt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ferdinand Marcos in the 30th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ferdinand Marcos got free with Josef Qvalfeldt in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 35th minute, Ferdinand Marcos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Les Presidents FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Bobby De Maerschalck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonny Almqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. A hard shot 46 in the game by Ferdinand Marcos from a close distance when the talented Josef Qvalfeldt managed to make a qualified save. Hudiksvalls United's players were relieved. James Madison sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sebastian Christoffersson was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Sebastián Piñera hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Josef Qvalfeldt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Benitez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute Ferdinand Marcos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Josef Qvalfeldt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arne Almstedt in the 61st minute of play forced Les Presidents FC's goalkeeper Bobby De Maerschalck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd match minute, Les Presidents FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by James Madison to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ferdinand Marcos in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Josef Qvalfeldt saved Hudiksvalls United from getting behind. Les Presidents FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mario Benitez in the 65th minute. After 67 minutes Hudiksvalls United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mario Benitez who took care of the corner kick. After a rather tough play, Hudiksvalls United's Dan Kvalfält got a free kick in the 67th minute. Hudiksvalls United's Josef Qvalfeldt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferdinand Marcos in the 70th minute of play. Josef Qvalfeldt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferdinand Marcos in the 74th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Ferdinand Marcos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Josef Qvalfeldt was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Josef Qvalfeldt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferdinand Marcos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hudiksvalls United's Josef Qvalfeldt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferdinand Marcos in the 83rd minute of play. Jan-Ove Alstedt hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. 85 minutes into the match, Hudiksvalls United's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdinand Marcos came free, but Josef Qvalfeldt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Hudiksvalls United defense, Ferdinand Marcos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Josef Qvalfeldt. The Hudiksvalls United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Josef Qvalfeldt should have stopped the shot. 90 minutes into the game, Ferdinand Marcos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Josef Qvalfeldt was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Ferdinand Marcos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Les Presidents FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ferdinand Marcos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Josef Qvalfeldt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Les Presidents FC had won after a very even match.