U23 World League

Cura Land
Spectators: 7898 (Terracing: 5921, Seating: 1818, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jörn Helström kicked off to start the match. In the 13th minute Cao Kuan Jian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haakon á Borg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th match minute, O D M I E Ń C Y ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martinez Feloaga to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, O D M I E Ń C Y ™'s Marioara Matei got control of the ball when Chu Rong Jun tried to sneak it across the goal line. 20 minutes in the game Filip Kosowski did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Cao Kuan Jian. In the 21st minute, Kain Abel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Haakon á Borg was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Haakon á Borg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cao Kuan Jian in the 25th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Kain Abel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Haakon á Borg was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. The corner led O D M I E Ń C Y ™'s Kain Abel to fire away a dangerous shot which Haakon á Borg despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 33rd minute, Pablo Solari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cao Kuan Jian fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haakon á Borg having to interfere. Haakon á Borg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cao Kuan Jian, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kain Abel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Haakon á Borg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Cannavaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jon Niebe's late challenge caught a O D M I E Ń C Y ™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jon Niebe helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Cura del Futbol getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Jon Niebe hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kain Abel in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Haakon á Borg saved Cura del Futbol from getting behind. O D M I E Ń C Y ™'s Marioara Matei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Froilan Fresco in the 61st minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, O D M I E Ń C Y ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Froilan Fresco came free, but Marioara Matei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Haakon á Borg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cao Kuan Jian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of O D M I E Ń C Y ™ booed when Cura del Futbol was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jon Niebe didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th minute Froilan Fresco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marioara Matei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kain Abel took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Haakon á Borg. Haakon á Borg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kain Abel in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Haakon á Borg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. O D M I E Ń C Y ™'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ulrik Sjöberg in the 87th minute. A nice corner shot did that Ulrik Sjöberg got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Haakon á Borg quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a rather tough play, O D M I E Ń C Y ™'s Kain Abel got a free kick in the 89th minute. Marioara Matei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Froilan Fresco in the 93rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Martinez Feloaga during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 94th minute, Martinez Feloaga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 96 minutes into the match, O D M I E Ń C Y ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Froilan Fresco came free, but Marioara Matei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The O D M I E Ń C Y ™ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing O D M I E Ń C Y ™ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.