U23 World League

Estadio Rene Higuita
Spectators: 8063 (Terracing: 6049, Seating: 1854, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Erubiel Egun started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Alex Isak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Farid Mondragón saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ben Chepchumba in the 6th minute of play forced Kutsikad's goalkeeper Daniel Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jass Rihma made in the 12th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Marian Lisewski however managed to control. The audience was convinced that Alex Isak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Farid Mondragón was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Farid Mondragón showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marian Lisewski in the 17th minute of the match. Farid Mondragón made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Isak in the 18th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, MILAN COLOMBIANO's goal looked a bit too open when Kevin Ööpik came free, but Farid Mondragón reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 29 played minutes MILAN COLOMBIANO got a freekick which was hit by Ben Chepchumba. 32 minutes into the match, MILAN COLOMBIANO's goal looked a bit too open when Reino Kaldvee came free, but Farid Mondragón reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 34 minutes, Lembitu Lõvi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kutsikad and the MILAN COLOMBIANO players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 34th minute, Lembitu Lõvi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 35 minutes into the match, Kutsikad's goalkeeper Daniel Buffon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erubiel Egun. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Isak in the 45th minute of play forced MILAN COLOMBIANO's goalkeeper Farid Mondragón to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Farid Mondragón made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kevin Ööpik in the 50th minute. Farid Mondragón showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marian Lisewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After 53 played minutes Marian Lisewski rounded MILAN COLOMBIANO's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-1. Daniel Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erubiel Egun in the 58th minute of the match. MILAN COLOMBIANO's Farid Mondragón proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save MILAN COLOMBIANO from getting a goal against them. MILAN COLOMBIANO's Abel Mirande was substituted for Ben Chepchumba. Farid Mondragón took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marian Lisewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Alex Isak kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Farid Mondragón. That made the score 0-2 in the 72 minute of play. Farid Mondragón showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Isak, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. 76 minutes into the match, MILAN COLOMBIANO's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Isak came free, but Farid Mondragón reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marian Lisewski in the 83rd minute of play forced MILAN COLOMBIANO's goalkeeper Farid Mondragón to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ariel Tiadoro in the 84th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 91 minutes into the game, when Bruno Elorri put in a rough tackle. In the 91st minute, one of Kutsikad:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Kutsikad. Reino Kaldvee kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Kutsikad's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.