U23 World League

Tierra Santa
Spectators: 8087 (Terracing: 6066, Seating: 1860, VIP seats: 161) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Clodomiro Morera took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elkan Peon in the 4th minute of play forced FC NILS's goalkeeper Andreas Svensson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When FC NILS's Darin Bozduganov in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CD SHETTANI's goalie prevented a goal. After 7 minutes of play, CD SHETTANI's Clodomiro Morera made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andreas Svensson was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Elkan Peon in the 9th minute of play forced FC NILS's goalkeeper Andreas Svensson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the game, FC NILS's Zebastian Palmkvist nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Olger Azofeifa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Andreas Svensson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clodomiro Morera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andreas Svensson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clodomiro Morera in the 14th minute of the match. After 15 minutes, Sigvard Blixt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC NILS and the CD SHETTANI players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sigvard Blixt kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Valentin Ballentin managed to get in a good position for a shot. CD SHETTANI's supporters rose to their feet, but Valentin Ballentin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andreas Svensson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Andreas Svensson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elkan Peon, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elkan Peon in the 20th minute of play forced FC NILS's goalkeeper Andreas Svensson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to CD SHETTANI getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Lucas Carazo hit a great ball. 23 minutes into the match, CD SHETTANI's goal looked a bit too open when Americo Portas came free, but Olger Azofeifa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andreas Svensson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elkan Peon in the 25th minute of play. After a rather tough play, CD SHETTANI's Jan Maciejewski got a free kick in the 27th minute. FC NILS's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Americo Portas in the 30th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Clodomiro Morera got free with Andreas Svensson in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Andreas Svensson didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 43rd minute, which inside left pole to 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Elkan Peon sped through FC NILS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Andreas Svensson. Andreas Svensson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elkan Peon in the 65th minute of the match. Andreas Svensson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Maciejewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. If Zebastian Palmkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. CD SHETTANI's Eladio Elizondo was substituted for Guter Noya. CD SHETTANI's Mainor Calderon was substituted for Elkan Peon. 78 minutes into the match, CD SHETTANI's goalkeeper Olger Azofeifa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Darin Bozduganov. Andreas Svensson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clodomiro Morera in the 79th minute of play. FC NILS's Andreas Svensson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mainor Calderon in the 81st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Eladio Elizondo managed to get in a good position for a shot. CD SHETTANI's supporters rose to their feet, but Eladio Elizondo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andreas Svensson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Andreas Svensson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eladio Elizondo in the 83rd minute of the match. Andreas Svensson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mainor Calderon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andreas Svensson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Maciejewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Darin Bozduganov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.