U23 World League

Can Pebrots
Spectators: 7698 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leopoldo Ramis started the match with the kick off. Leopoldo Ramis's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 4thth minute, Valeriy Smalko skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A hard shot 6 in the game by Leopoldo Ramis from a close distance when the talented Valeriy Smalko managed to make a qualified save. FC Kolos's players were relieved. Taio Albizua hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gavrylo Bobal in the 14th minute of play forced Nueva Adalucia's goalkeeper Alejandro Landa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Valeriy Smalko managed to avoid a goal in the 16thth minute, when Nueva Adalucia's Leopoldo Ramis fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 17th minute, Dmytro Kulakovskyi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 18 minutes of play, Nueva Adalucia's Leopoldo Ramis made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Valeriy Smalko was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 21st minute of the match Dmytro Kulakovskyi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alejandro Landa skillfully saved the ball. Alejandro Landa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Song Yao Jie in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 26th minute, Arsenio Erico left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nueva Adalucia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. When %teams%'s Arsenio Erico was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 3-0 just inside the left pole, 28 minutes into the game. Valeriy Smalko was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. After 31 played minutes Behe Etxeberria rounded FC Kolos's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 4-0. Ivan Datsenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Alejandro Landa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valeriy Smalko stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arsenio Erico's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. In the 43rd minute, Valentyn Buchko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valentyn Buchko was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 45 minutes into the match. After 45 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Kolos! 5-0 came through a penalty shot after 47 played minutes, when Nueva Adalucia:s Arsenio Erico calmly waited for FC Kolos:s goalkeeper to move before he rolled in the ball by the right post.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Symon Glushko was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Leopoldo Ramis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nueva Adalucia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leopoldo Ramis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leopoldo Ramis in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valeriy Smalko saved FC Kolos from getting behind. Valeriy Smalko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leopoldo Ramis in the 55th minute of play. In the 57th match minute, Nueva Adalucia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emesto Sainz to maneuver through the defense. Valeriy Smalko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oton Contreras in the 59th minute of the match. After 59 played minutes FC Kolos got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Datsenko. In the 61st minute, Behe Etxeberria made a precise shot to the right of Valeriy Smalko. FC Kolos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Valeriy Smalko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Espiridion Barrientos in the 65th minute of play. Valeriy Smalko came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by Nueva Adalucia's Behe Etxeberria. But to his dismay, Behe Etxeberria quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. 72 minutes into the match, Nueva Adalucia's Leopoldo Ramis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Valeriy Smalko narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Valeriy Smalko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Behe Etxeberria, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Alejandro Landa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gavrylo Bobal in the 79th minute of the match. In the 80thth minute of the game Gavrylo Bobal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nueva Adalucia's Alejandro Landa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oton Contreras in the 84th minute of play forced FC Kolos's goalkeeper Valeriy Smalko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the game, Behe Etxeberria cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-1. Valeriy Smalko was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alejandro Landa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Symon Glushko, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oton Contreras in the 97th minute of play forced FC Kolos's goalkeeper Valeriy Smalko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the FC Kolos players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Nueva Adalucia.