U23 World League

Södra Sambastadion
Spectators: 7922 (Terracing: 5929, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 158) Samba Fotboll U21's Ronnie Meck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Penilla in the 3rd minute of play. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Marcelo Penilla sped through Samba Fotboll U21's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ronnie Meck. Xabel Candelo made in the 8th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Samba Fotboll U21's Kevin Norström. In the 13th minute of the match Samba Fotboll U21 got a corner. Valhalla F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kevin Norström ran over to the corner to take the kick. After a rather tough play, Valhalla F.C.'s Osmundo Bullan got a free kick in the 14th minute. Samba Fotboll U21's Kevin Norström quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Xabel Candelo, made in the 20th minute of the game. Samba Fotboll U21's John Häger quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Xabel Candelo, made in the 22nd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Samba Fotboll U21's Kevin Norström got a free kick in the 24th minute. Dorio Laje showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joseph Holmberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Samba Fotboll U21's 柯霖弘 managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Xabel Candelo in the 30 minute of the game. Ronnie Meck came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by Valhalla F.C.'s Marcelo Penilla. But to his dismay, Marcelo Penilla quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Ronnie Meck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo Penilla in the 38th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Marcelo Penilla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ronnie Meck was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. 43 minutes into the game, Xabel Candelo threw the ball into play from the sideline. Samba Fotboll U21's Kevin Norström quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Penilla in the 45th minute of play forced Samba Fotboll U21's goalkeeper Ronnie Meck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute, Zygmunt Koprowski got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a little luck, Valhalla F.C.'s Dorio Laje got control of the ball when Joseph Holmberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After a rather tough play, Valhalla F.C.'s Xabel Candelo got a free kick in the 50th minute. Valhalla F.C.'s 王益邦 was substituted for Osmundo Bullan. Kevin Norström hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. The throw-in from Xabel Candelo in the 68th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Samba Fotboll U21's Kevin Norström. In the 70th minute, Joseph Holmberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dorio Laje was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Valhalla F.C. made a substitution. Furtado Pellon replaced Rodrygo Goes. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joseph Holmberg in the 75th minute of play forced Valhalla F.C.'s goalkeeper Dorio Laje to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute, Joseph Holmberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dorio Laje was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Samba Fotboll U21's attentive Kevin Norström managed to snatch the ball when Xabel Candelo made a throw-in in the 80th minute of the game. Joseph Holmberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dorio Laje. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joseph Holmberg ran back to his position shaking his head. Dorio Laje made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joseph Holmberg in the 81st minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, Valhalla F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Zygmunt Koprowski came free, but Dorio Laje reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when 王益邦 got free with Ronnie Meck in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Joseph Holmberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 94 minutes into the game, Xabel Candelo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valhalla F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Samba Fotboll U21 the free kick.