U23 World League

Arosvallen
Spectators: 7584 (Terracing: 5689, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) Gökberk Özgenc made the kick off and thus started the match. Westra Aros SK's Egon Olsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Uriel Cristos in the 3rd minute of play. The corner ended in Junior Ramiro almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Westra Aros SK's Egon Olsson did a great save. Egon Olsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nico Paz in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gökberk Özgenc in the 9th minute of play forced MARTINETA's goalkeeper Garaona Alfeiran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Uriel Cristos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Garaona Alfeiran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ismael Jenaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Egon Olsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Junior Ramiro in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nico Paz in the 21st minute of play forced Westra Aros SK's goalkeeper Egon Olsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nico Paz in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Egon Olsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Uriel Cristos hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nico Paz in the 25th minute of play forced Westra Aros SK's goalkeeper Egon Olsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Garaona Alfeiran stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ismael Jenaro's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Egon Olsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uriel Cristos in the 31st minute of the match. Garaona Alfeiran was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gökberk Özgenc showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 38 minute of play. 44 minutes had been played when some careless play by MARTINETA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alexander Mendoza was slow to take the kick. During this time Westra Aros SK's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Westra Aros SK's corner Alexander Mendoza fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Garaona Alfeiran quite easily take care of the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nico Paz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Garaona Alfeiran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ingo Kuster in the 52nd minute of play. Nico Paz scored 1-1 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Egon Olsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Westra Aros SK made a substitution. Normando Portillo replaced Patrik Wacherhausen. After 63 minutes, Agustín Ruberto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MARTINETA and the Westra Aros SK players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 63rd minute, Agustín Ruberto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Garaona Alfeiran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gökberk Özgenc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Ingo Kuster fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Westra Aros SK's protests and gave Ingo Kuster a yellow card for diving instead. After 67 played minutes Westra Aros SK got a freekick which was hit by Ingo Kuster. Gökberk Özgenc took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Garaona Alfeiran. Garaona Alfeiran dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. In the 77th match minute, Westra Aros SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jörn Hylander to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute, Gökberk Özgenc ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Garaona Alfeiran was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. In the 86th minute, Alexander Mendoza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Egon Olsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nico Paz, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nico Paz in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Egon Olsson saved Westra Aros SK from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gökberk Özgenc in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Garaona Alfeiran prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Westra Aros SK's Gökberk Özgenc got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Westra Aros SK had won after a very even match.