U23 World League

Vildmarken Stadion
Spectators: 7847 (Terracing: 5887, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rex Ellis started the match with the kick off. Grigore Proca made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Roald Engebakken sent off a good shot on target. Hugo Moraes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rex Ellis, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 9thth minute of the game Rex Ellis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FRANK's Hugo Moraes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. FRANK's Hugo Moraes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luciano Cronshagen in the 11th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Esteban Ignado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Grigore Proca was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. When Esteban Ignado came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the FRANK 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 Esteban Ignado couldn't finish the play. Alonzo Donahue's late challenge caught a FRANK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alonzo Donahue helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Recolta Alamor's Alonzo Donahue got a free kick in the 18th minute. 21 minutes into the game, Norman Donnelly cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Hugo Moraes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Recolta Alamor's Grigore Proca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roald Engebakken in the 30th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luciano Cronshagen in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hugo Moraes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Hugo Moraes didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Recolta Alamor's Luciano Cronshagen shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. 37 minutes into the match, Recolta Alamor's goalkeeper Grigore Proca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Patrick Senneville. After having played for 39 minutes, Luciano Cronshagen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Recolta Alamor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luciano Cronshagen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Recolta Alamor's Grigore Proca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefan Mathiassen in the 44th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as FRANK's Esteban Ignado slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Grigore Proca. That made the score 1-2 after 46 minutes of play. After the first half Recolta Alamor were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Esteban Ignado made a kick off. The supporters of Recolta Alamor booed when FRANK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wout Gheysen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luciano Cronshagen took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 54th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Hugo Moraes. FRANK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Stefan Mathiassen kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. The supporters of FRANK booed when Recolta Alamor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jerrod Dickinson didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Norman Donnelly got free with Hugo Moraes in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Grigore Proca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roald Engebakken in the 75th minute of the match. Hugo Moraes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rex Ellis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 78 minutes into the game, 孙瑜凌 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FRANK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Recolta Alamor the free kick. Hugo Moraes had in the 80thth minute some difficulties stopping Rex Ellis's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rupert Simmons got free with Hugo Moraes in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Recolta Alamor's Wallace Newman got a free kick in the 85th minute. After 85 played minutes Recolta Alamor got a freekick which was hit by Wallace Newman. Wallace Newman charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wallace Newman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of FRANK booed when Recolta Alamor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wallace Newman didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Roald Engebakken managed to get in a good position for a shot. FRANK's supporters rose to their feet, but Roald Engebakken was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Grigore Proca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. FRANK's attack was well implemented in the 92nd minute, but when Stefan Mathiassen was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Hugo Moraes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tyson Helton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to FRANK getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Roald Engebakken hit a great ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Recolta Alamor walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.