U23 World League

Eristoff Memorial
Spectators: 7637 (Terracing: 5729, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andreas Winehouse took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Vodka Stars 1949's Andreas Winehouse in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Tigers's goalie prevented a goal. 12 minutes into the match, The Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Andreas Winehouse came free, but Tim Johnstone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute, Carl Atkins hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edmundo London hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. In the 21st minute The Tigers were awarded a corner. Rio Blewitt went to the cornerflag to take it. If Tyrone Meehan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Prometeo Perpiñán got free with Tim Johnstone in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 29 minutes into the game, Carl Atkins cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Fidel Prieto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carl Atkins in the 32nd minute of play forced Vodka Stars 1949's goalkeeper Fidel Prieto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tim Johnstone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan-Alfredo Toledo in the 38th minute of play. Ataol Bahçıvan charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ataol Bahçıvan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 44 played minutes The Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Ataol Bahçıvan. Edmundo London took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 44th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tim Johnstone. The Tigers's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Prometeo Perpiñán's late challenge caught a The Tigers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Prometeo Perpiñán helped the player get up and apologised. Prometeo Perpiñán kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Vodka Stars 1949 made a substitution. Sócrates Primavera replaced Prometeo Perpiñán. The supporters of The Tigers booed when Vodka Stars 1949 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Prometeo Perpiñán didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 58thth minute of the game Andreas Winehouse who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Tigers's Tim Johnstone was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the The Tigers defense, Juan-Alfredo Toledo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tim Johnstone. The The Tigers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tim Johnstone should have stopped the shot. The Tigers made a substitution. Sid Francis replaced Jonatan Fredericksen. When Vodka Stars 1949's Juan-Alfredo Toledo in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Tigers's goalie prevented a goal. In the 84thth minute of the game Juan-Alfredo Toledo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Tigers's Tim Johnstone was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Tigers's Tris Hedges was substituted for Carl Atkins. The corner ended in Rio Blewitt almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Vodka Stars 1949's Fidel Prieto did a great save. After 90 minutes of play, Vodka Stars 1949's Nevada Lopez de Toro made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tim Johnstone was left in no man's land by his defense there! After taking down the ball on Vodka Stars 1949's corner Sócrates Primavera fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tim Johnstone quite easily take care of the ball.