U23 World League

Vägga IP
Spectators: 7886 (Terracing: 5915, Seating: 1814, VIP seats: 157) In the 3rd minute, Guillermo Berasko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chorroarín fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 7th minute Tiburcio Iztal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hampus Söderström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. German Txema showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pascual Markel, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 18thth minute of the game Tiburcio Iztal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC LauB's Hampus Söderström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Faustino Atarratze was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 20 minutes into the match. 19 minutes into the game, one of Chorroarín:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. A collision led to Chorroarín getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Eriberto Poncio hit a great ball. Pascual Markel's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but German Txema firmly grabbed it by the left post. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by Chorroarín's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Yao Jing Zhen was slow to take the kick. During this time FC LauB's players had a chance to rest. FC LauB's Yao Jing Zhen was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but German Txema in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. A collision led to FC LauB getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Tord Tinglöf hit a great ball. In the 32nd minute Tiburcio Iztal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hampus Söderström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. German Txema came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by FC LauB's Alf Löfgren. But to his dismay, Alf Löfgren quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Andres Roderigo struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Hampus Söderström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chorroarín. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC LauB's goalkeeper Hampus Söderström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Tiburcio Iztal made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Chorroarín's goal looked a bit too open when Pascual Markel came free, but German Txema reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gavino Vergaray hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. When FC LauB's Pascual Markel in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chorroarín's goalie prevented a goal. German Txema made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yao Jing Zhen in the 59th minute of play. In the 62nd minute Alf Löfgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but German Txema saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Mario Mendez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hampus Söderström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiburcio Iztal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The throw-in from Kjell-Arne Björck in the 76th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Chorroarín's Baltasar Cordaro. German Txema showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alf Löfgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. The corner ended in Yao Jing Zhen almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Chorroarín's German Txema did a great save. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Eriberto Poncio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chorroarín's supporters rose to their feet, but Eriberto Poncio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hampus Söderström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 86th minute, Pascual Markel made a precise shot to the right of German Txema. Chorroarín's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Tiburcio Iztal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. German Txema showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pueblo Puerta, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. German Txema made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pueblo Puerta in the 96th minute of play. FC LauB walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.