U23 World League

SAN SIRO
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Emanuel Gasteiz took the kick off in the first half of the match. Devoto club social's Tomás Bertran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jani Hamzallari in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th match minute, Devoto club social was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romeo Caitano to maneuver through the defense. In the 8th minute, Deng Kun Xu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tomás Bertran was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 19th minute of the match Mart Palermo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Everardo Mingo skillfully saved the ball. Tomás Bertran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tedi Lulo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Devoto club social defense, Deng Kun Xu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tomás Bertran. The Devoto club social fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tomás Bertran should have stopped the shot. In the 30th match minute, Devoto club social was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dante Michael to maneuver through the defense. Tomás Bertran made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ervis Bajraktari in the 31st minute. Romeo Angjellari charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Romeo Angjellari the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in LOS BLANCOS fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 32nd minute. Penalty! Everardo Mingo had in the 33rdth minute some difficulties stopping Emanuel Gasteiz's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Tomás Bertran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jani Hamzallari in the 35th minute of play. André Sjöberg succeeded in the game's 39th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 4-0. Tomás Bertran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tedi Lulo in the 43rd minute of play. Cássio Ferreira lost his temper 45 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Cássio Ferreira kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Devoto club social's Mart Palermo tried to score from far away in the 46th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Deng Kun Xu was the one to do the kick off. The LOS BLANCOS fans' excitement grew in the 52nd match minute when LOS BLANCOS's Deng Kun Xu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 64th minute, Jani Hamzallari left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LOS BLANCOS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. Tomás Bertran didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when LOS BLANCOS's Deng Kun Xu shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 8-0 in the ordered_time% minute. After some careless play in the Devoto club social defense, Jani Hamzallari kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tomás Bertran. The Devoto club social fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tomás Bertran should have stopped the shot. 73 minutes into the match, Devoto club social's goal looked a bit too open when Jani Hamzallari came free, but Tomás Bertran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Deng Kun Xu scored 10-0 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tomás Bertran, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 79th minute LOS BLANCOS were awarded a corner. Ervis Bajraktari went to the cornerflag to take it. 85 minutes into the match, Jani Hamzallari had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tomás Bertran. Devoto club social's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jani Hamzallari was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 11-0. After 89 played minutes Devoto club social got a freekick which was hit by Marcial Lohitzun. 90 minutes into the game, Deng Kun Xu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 12-0. Tomás Bertran was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. There was no doubt that LOS BLANCOS were the better team. LOS BLANCOS's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.