U23 World League

Coliseo Tupac Shakur
Spectators: 7522 (Terracing: 5679, Seating: 1692, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Damaso Orlin started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Colegas del Barrio's goalkeeper Pelayo Vazquez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pelayo Vazquez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damaso Orlin in the 5th minute of play. Vasiliy Kalmetev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albi Solo in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damaso Orlin in the 10th minute of play forced Los Colegas del Barrio's goalkeeper Pelayo Vazquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pontus Kåmark charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pontus Kåmark the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Karl-Oskar Törnblom hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. The throw-in from Gai Teruel in the 20th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Arsenal FC's Dragan Hristozov. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Damaso Orlin in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pelayo Vazquez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damaso Orlin in the 23rd minute of play forced Los Colegas del Barrio's goalkeeper Pelayo Vazquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th match minute, Los Colegas del Barrio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nahia Sierra to maneuver through the defense. Nahia Sierra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Vasiliy Kalmetev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cordarin Silva kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Los Colegas del Barrio's Pelayo Vazquez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matthias Löfgren in the 31st minute of play. Pelayo Vazquez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damaso Orlin, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Vasiliy Kalmetev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nahia Sierra in the 33rd minute of the match. If Damaso Orlin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 39th minute Damaso Orlin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pelayo Vazquez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Pelayo Vazquez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damaso Orlin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Einar Hedström kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matthias Löfgren in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pelayo Vazquez saved Los Colegas del Barrio from getting behind. 56 minutes into the match Matthias Löfgren climbed in front of goal and pressed up 0-2 in the right cross behind a totally surprised Pelayo Vazquez. In the 62nd match minute, Arsenal FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damaso Orlin to maneuver through the defense. Damaso Orlin hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Pelayo Vazquez was out of position in the 65 minute of play, and Damaso Orlin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Damaso Orlin really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. Matthias Löfgren hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Vasiliy Kalmetev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nahia Sierra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Damaso Orlin in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pelayo Vazquez saved Los Colegas del Barrio from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Damaso Orlin put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of Pelayo Vazquez. Vasiliy Kalmetev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nahia Sierra in the 89th minute of play. Damaso Orlins short, quick shot in the 93rdth minute got Pelayo Vazquez to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 96 minutes into the match, Los Colegas del Barrio's Albi Solo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vasiliy Kalmetev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The Los Colegas del Barrio supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Arsenal FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Arsenal FC.