U23 World League

San Juan
Spectators: 8604 (Terracing: 6454, Seating: 1979, VIP seats: 171) I-Made 吕益益 started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Gaston Osorio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from I-Made 吕益益 in the 10th minute of play. James Chin made in the 12th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Nibiru X's Francisco Antonio Landaeta. In the 13th minute, Hernán Advis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nibiru X's attentive Francisco Antonio Landaeta managed to snatch the ball when James Chin made a throw-in in the 15th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as Nibiru X's Faustão Pernambucano slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Viktor Jansson. That made the score 1-0 after 18 minutes of play. The supporters of Kopparmora BK booed when Nibiru X was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerardo Brzovic didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kopparmora BK's Viktor Jansson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Kopparmora BK from getting a goal against them. Viktor Jansson was out of position in the 30 minute of play, and Faustão Pernambucano capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Faustão Pernambucano really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kopparmora BK's goalkeeper Viktor Jansson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 37 minutes into the match, Kopparmora BK's goal looked a bit too open when Faustão Pernambucano came free, but Viktor Jansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute Faustão Pernambucano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viktor Jansson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Kopparmora BK's I-Made 吕益益 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gaston Osorio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Faustão Pernambucano to make the kick off. Gaston Osorio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Philippe-Arnaud Volckaert in the 59th minute of play. Gaston Osorio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from I-Made 吕益益 in the 60th minute of the match. Gerardo Brzovic sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nibiru X's Guido Delzo was substituted for Faustão Pernambucano. Viktor Jansson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guido Delzo in the 71st minute of the match. Kopparmora BK's Viktor Jansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guido Delzo in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th minute, Silverio Raitin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 82 minutes into the match, Kopparmora BK's goal looked a bit too open when Guido Delzo came free, but Viktor Jansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Viktor Jansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fazlı Sarıaslan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Guido Delzo took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Viktor Jansson. Viktor Jansson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Kopparmora BK's Antonio Vitin was substituted for I-Made 吕益益. After some careless play in the Kopparmora BK defense, Guido Delzo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Viktor Jansson. The Kopparmora BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Viktor Jansson should have stopped the shot. Philippe-Arnaud Volckaert scored 4-1 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gaston Osorio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Baal Baadegaard could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Gaston Osorio made a huge save. 95 minutes into the match, Nibiru X's goalkeeper Gaston Osorio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arnold Stark. Kopparmora BK's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.