U23 World League

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Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Firman Salan made the kick off and thus started the match. 6 minutes into the match, C.D. Ciudad de Soria's goalkeeper Lucas Sabina had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stefanos Xomeritakis. 8 minutes into the match, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goal looked a bit too open when Ugutz Albizua came free, but Marios Kamarinopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute, Chrisostomos Bourdas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Marios Kamarinopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cebrián Sans in the 22nd minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Akis Romanidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Firman Salan in the 23rd minute of play forced tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goalkeeper Marios Kamarinopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marios Kamarinopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Urtzi Canyelles, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Víctor Estrada during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of tHe SOnS of rAGnar booed when C.D. Ciudad de Soria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Víctor Estrada didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilixo Bueno in the 33rd minute of play forced tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goalkeeper Marios Kamarinopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefanos Xomeritakis in the 43rd minute of play forced C.D. Ciudad de Soria's goalkeeper Lucas Sabina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Chrisostomos Bourdas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 51 minutes, Ugutz Albizua managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. C.D. Ciudad de Soria's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ugutz Albizua was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Marios Kamarinopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ugutz Albizua in the 57th minute of play. Marios Kamarinopoulos was a little too slow when Marcos Villalcazar got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 59th minute. The score was now 0-1. 68 minutes into the match, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goal looked a bit too open when Urtzi Canyelles came free, but Marios Kamarinopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goalkeeper Marios Kamarinopoulos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ugutz Albizua. Lucas Sabina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefanos Xomeritakis in the 75th minute of the match. In the 77th minute of the match, Urtzi Canyelles tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Marios Kamarinopoulos saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 81 minutes into the match, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goal looked a bit too open when Urtzi Canyelles came free, but Marios Kamarinopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. C.D. Ciudad de Soria's Lucas Sabina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefanos Xomeritakis in the 85th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in tHe SOnS of rAGnar's zone, Ugutz Albizua stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marios Kamarinopoulos came out of the goal and Ugutz Albizua tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Firman Salan fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C.D. Ciudad de Soria's protests and gave Firman Salan a yellow card for diving instead. In the 93rd match minute, C.D. Ciudad de Soria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Firman Salan to maneuver through the defense. C.D. Ciudad de Soria played a much better game than tHe SOnS of rAGnar and deserved their victory. The tHe SOnS of rAGnar players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.