U23 World League

Λrena 51
Spectators: 8520 (Terracing: 6391, Seating: 1959, VIP seats: 170) Λstral Villains FC's Isaltino Maraschin started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Timmy Njurenius kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Λstral Villains FC's zone, Gustavo-Hernán Egoi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Theo Machado came out of the goal and Gustavo-Hernán Egoi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Brian Nickelsen in the 6th minute. Brian Nickelsen kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Theo Machado saved Λstral Villains FC from getting behind. Isaltino Maraschin's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 22nd minute Timmy Njurenius suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gualterio Peli during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 25th minute, Gualterio Peli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 27th minute of play forced Λstral Villains FC's goalkeeper Theo Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Sportivo Fernet Branca's goalkeeper Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Isaltino Maraschin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 32nd minute of play forced Λstral Villains FC's goalkeeper Theo Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 34th minute of play forced Λstral Villains FC's goalkeeper Theo Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brian Nickelsen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz made a huge save. Theo Machado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 41st minute of the match. 45 minutes into the game, one of Λstral Villains FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Λstral Villains FC:s Theo Machado showed great skill when he stopped Gualterio Peli:s penalty. Theo Machado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gualterio Peli went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After the first half Sportivo Fernet Branca were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gustavo-Hernán Egoi to make the kick off. Gualterio Peli kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Λstral Villains FC's Isaltino Maraschin. But to his dismay, Isaltino Maraschin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Λstral Villains FC's Theo Machado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 64th minute of play. With a little luck, Λstral Villains FC's Theo Machado got control of the ball when Mauro Milano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 72 minutes, Theo Machado successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 79 minutes into the match, Λstral Villains FC's goal looked a bit too open when Damian Guifre came free, but Theo Machado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Sportivo Fernet Branca getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Tøger Aspman hit a great ball. If Isaltino Maraschin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With his leg Theo Machado managed to avoid a goal in the 84thth minute, when Sportivo Fernet Branca's Mauro Milano fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Theo Machado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauro Milano, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Sportivo Fernet Branca's Mauro Milano slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Theo Machado. That made the score 1-2 after 90 minutes of play. Theo Machado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Guifre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Sportivo Fernet Branca supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Sportivo Fernet Branca would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.