U23 World League

Merengues Aires Puro
Spectators: 8053 (Terracing: 6041, Seating: 1852, VIP seats: 160) Rickard Thidén started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Javier Enol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Barış Yarlık in the 5th minute of play. In the 21st minute of the match LA LUZ F.C. got a corner. LOI's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tata González ran over to the corner to take the kick. A collision led to LOI getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Balaban Tuğlu hit a great ball. When Tata González came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the LA LUZ F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tata González couldn't finish the play. When LOI's Rickard Thidén in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LA LUZ F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 34th minute Rickard Thidén shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Javier Enol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mala Lech in the 37th minute of play forced LOI's goalkeeper Johannes Sobeck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by LOI's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tata González was slow to take the kick. During this time LA LUZ F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. Javier Enol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Battal Gazi Rehber, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the game, Mala Lech recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Johannes Sobeck. Mala Lech showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mala Lech to make the kick off. Rickard Thidén might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Javier Enol. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rickard Thidén ran back to his position shaking his head. Johannes Sobeck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Vistruario in the 62nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rickard Thidén in the 65th minute of play forced LA LUZ F.C.'s goalkeeper Javier Enol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 66 played minutes LA LUZ F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Rafael Prejun. After 67 played minutes LA LUZ F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Rafael Prejun. Javier Enol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rickard Thidén, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. When LOI's Rickard Thidén in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LA LUZ F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice moves Tarık Sehhar could shoot a difficult shot in the 74th minute, which Javier Enol however easily saved by the left post. Tarık Sehhar's late challenge caught a LA LUZ F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tarık Sehhar helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, LOI's Tarık Sehhar got a free kick in the 75th minute. Johannes Sobeck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Vistruario, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Johannes Sobeck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simon Hechter in the 77th minute of play. LA LUZ F.C.'s Javier Enol proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save LA LUZ F.C. from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tarık Sehhar got free with Javier Enol in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. LOI's Johannes Sobeck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Vistruario in the 84th minute of play. LA LUZ F.C. succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though LOI had controlled the match.