U23 World League

Stadio Sardegna
Spectators: 7709 (Terracing: 5783, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Romero Widenmeier took the kick off in the first half of the match. Giorgi Mamardashvili showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Echezonachukwu Håland in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 4th minute Nils-Emil Vallgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giorgi Mamardashvili saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, B68 Toftir's goal looked a bit too open when Nils-Emil Vallgren came free, but Giorgi Mamardashvili reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Baldomero Ugaitz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benjamin Šeško in the 12th minute. After a defensive mix-up in B68 Toftir's zone, Echezonachukwu Håland stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giorgi Mamardashvili came out of the goal and Echezonachukwu Håland tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 16th minute, Romero Widenmeier reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Baldomero Ugaitz. The goal made the score 1-0. Echezonachukwu Håland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Giorgi Mamardashvili tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Giorgi Mamardashvili showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nils-Emil Vallgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. With a little luck, Real Còrdoba FC's Baldomero Ugaitz got control of the ball when Romero Widenmeier tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 29th minute of the match Real Còrdoba FC got a corner. B68 Toftir's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fernando Abascal ran over to the corner to take the kick. Echezonachukwu Håland recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 36th minute Nils-Emil Vallgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giorgi Mamardashvili saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Arne De Souza fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored B68 Toftir's protests and gave Arne De Souza a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, B68 Toftir's Arne De Souza got a free kick in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute, Nils-Emil Vallgren 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. Giorgi Mamardashvili didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Echezonachukwu Håland went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Giorgi Mamardashvili took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nils-Emil Vallgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Giorgi Mamardashvili came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by Real Còrdoba FC's Moise Tomulescu. But to his dismay, Moise Tomulescu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Echezonachukwu Håland hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 57th minute, Dimitri Faber made a precise shot to the right of Baldomero Ugaitz. Real Còrdoba FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. 60 minutes into the match, B68 Toftir's goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Echezonachukwu Håland. Giorgi Mamardashvili took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Echezonachukwu Håland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitri Faber in the 68th minute of play forced Real Còrdoba FC's goalkeeper Baldomero Ugaitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giorgi Mamardashvili was out of position in the 71 minute of play, and Nils-Emil Vallgren capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nils-Emil Vallgren really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. Real Còrdoba FC made a substitution. Celestino Marino replaced Moise Tomulescu. After having played for 79 minutes, Echezonachukwu Håland managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Còrdoba FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Echezonachukwu Håland was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, B68 Toftir's Arne De Souza got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After 84 minutes of play, Real Còrdoba FC's Echezonachukwu Håland made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Giorgi Mamardashvili was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 90th minute, Hu Jian Liang reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Giorgi Mamardashvili. The goal made the score 2-5. Real Còrdoba FC's Leopoldo Berart was substituted for Isidoro Dalmau. 94 minutes into the match, B68 Toftir's goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Celestino Marino. Real Còrdoba FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.