U23 World League

Plasnikarium Arena
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mellington Cartagena started the match with the kick off. Casimiro Inko in the 5thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of King Køng, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kaiser!'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Paolo Firmin was slow to take the kick. During this time PLASNIKE's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on PLASNIKE's corner Aldo Favila fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and King Køng quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpected shot in the 13th minute by Casimiro Inko got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. King Køng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fausto Solustiano in the 15th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Fausto Solustiano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. King Køng was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 22nd minute PLASNIKE were awarded a corner. Paolo Firmin went to the cornerflag to take it. Paolo Firmin made a great header on PLASNIKE's corner, it was just that Kaiser!'s King Køng managed to reach the ball for a save. 23 minutes into the match, PLASNIKE's goal looked a bit too open when Bulut Bulutelli came free, but Cristian Hats reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. PLASNIKE's Fausto Solustiano got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 26 played minutes PLASNIKE got a freekick which was hit by Aldo Favila. PLASNIKE's Cristian Hats played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bulut Bulutelli in the 27th minute of play. After a rather tough play, PLASNIKE's Aldo Favila got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 35th minute, Aldo Favila ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. King Køng was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Aldo Favila fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without King Køng having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Kaiser!'s Orlando Trevijano got a free kick in the 38th minute. Aldo Favila fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without King Køng having to interfere. Cristian Hats showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bulut Bulutelli in the 43rd minute of the match. 45 minutes into the match, PLASNIKE's goal looked a bit too open when Timoteo Sarri came free, but Cristian Hats reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fausto Solustiano in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg King Køng saved Kaiser! from getting behind. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fausto Solustiano to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Orlando Trevijano during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Aldo Romero managed to get in a good position for a shot. PLASNIKE's supporters rose to their feet, but Aldo Romero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. King Køng breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 55 minutes into the match, Kaiser!'s goal looked a bit too open when Fausto Solustiano came free, but King Køng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Solustiano in the 59th minute of play forced Kaiser!'s goalkeeper King Køng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. PLASNIKE's Aldo Favila got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With an all-out effort, Kaiser!'s Cristian Hats threw himself towards the right post 72 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Bulut Bulutelli, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stanislav Zednikovič in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristian Hats saved PLASNIKE from getting behind. Casimiro Inko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. King Køng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of PLASNIKE booed when Kaiser! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orlando Trevijano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kaiser!'s King Køng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fausto Solustiano in the 81st minute of play. After 81 minutes, Ruperto Gallego mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kaiser! and the PLASNIKE players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 81st match minute, Kaiser! was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruperto Gallego to maneuver through the defense. King Køng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Casimiro Inko in the 84th minute of the match. Fausto Solustiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stanislav Zednikovič received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Cristian Hats tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mellington Cartagena might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristian Hats. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mellington Cartagena ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The PLASNIKE fans cheered their team off the field, for while Kaiser! had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.