U23 World League

Ministry of Magic
Spectators: 8487 (Terracing: 6367, Seating: 1951, VIP seats: 169) Leopoldo Jacinto Luque started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 6 minutes into the match, Leopoldo Jacinto Luque notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of The Obscurials's Zheng Chao. Zheng Chao was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Leopoldo Jacinto Luque struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Zheng Chao didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ríver Late. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anders Westerstrand in the 13th minute of play forced Ríver Late's goalkeeper Adam Adamski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Ríver Late's goalkeeper Adam Adamski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adriano Ribeiro. The Obscurials's Zheng Chao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leopoldo Jacinto Luque in the 16th minute of play. Rick Haremeijer took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zheng Chao. Zheng Chao dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Jacinto Luque in the 28th minute of play forced The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Obscurials's Zheng Chao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leopoldo Jacinto Luque in the 28th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Leopoldo Jacinto Luque ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zheng Chao was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. 34 minutes into the game, Adriano Ribeiro lined in a short shot 1-3 behind a frustrated Adam Adamski. Fabian Spânu kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. The Obscurials's Zheng Chao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leopoldo Jacinto Luque in the 38th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Ríver Late's goal looked a bit too open when Anders Westerstrand came free, but Adam Adamski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anders Westerstrand to make the kick off. Anders Westerstrand received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Adam Adamski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Jacinto Luque in the 58th minute of play forced The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ríver Late:s Adam Adamski showed great skill when he stopped Adriano Ribeiro:s penalty. Ríver Late made a substitution. Espiridion Ascot replaced Leopoldo Jacinto Luque. Esteban Pavon tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Adam Adamski. An unnecessary self made goal, 2-3 in the 64th minute. Ríver Late's Luís Dias got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Obscurials's Angelo Eiró was substituted for Cliff Rowden. The Obscurials's Lawrance Grandison was substituted for Adriano Ribeiro. After 72 minutes, Anders Westerstrand mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Obscurials and the Ríver Late players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, The Obscurials's Anders Westerstrand got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Zheng Chao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Espiridion Ascot in the 73rd minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's goal looked a bit too open when Espiridion Ascot came free, but Zheng Chao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lawrance Grandison blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Adam Adamski having to make a save. 83 minutes into the match, Paolo Musko dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Zheng Chao, 2-4. After some careless play in the Ríver Late defense, Lawrance Grandison kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adam Adamski. The Ríver Late fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adam Adamski should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, The Obscurials's Zheng Chao got control of the ball when Luís Dias tried to sneak it across the goal line. Emílio Palmeira's late challenge caught a Ríver Late's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emílio Palmeira helped the player get up and apologised. In the 94th minute, Emílio Palmeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute, Gabriel Hellström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 96th match minute, Ríver Late was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mijailo Mudryk to maneuver through the defense. After 97 played minutes Ríver Late got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Hellström.