U23 World League

Saco FC
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jimeno Dalmu started the match with the kick off. Rogelio Cai hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute, Arturo Estebe ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jannich Brolyng was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. When Gerhart Almlev came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Saco FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gerhart Almlev couldn't finish the play. A collision led to AL TOKE FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Ladislao Quintan hit a great ball. In the 13th minute, Thorbjørn Engsholm reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Albano Betadur. The goal made the score 1-1. Jannich Brolyng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abelardo Mambru in the 18th minute of the match. Thorbjørn Engsholm took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Albano Betadur. Albano Betadur 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. Thorbjørn Engsholm fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albano Betadur having to interfere. Albano Betadur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thorbjørn Engsholm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Saco FC's Thorbjørn Engsholm got a free kick in the 32nd minute. After a rather tough play, Saco FC's Arnold Binau got a free kick in the 35th minute. After some careless play in the Saco FC defense, Eloy Seguinus kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jannich Brolyng. The Saco FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jannich Brolyng should have stopped the shot. Jannich Brolyng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jimeno Dalmu in the 46th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Thorbjørn Engsholm to strike the kick off in the second half. Jannich Brolyng made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Jimeno Dalmu sent off a good shot on target. 57 minutes into the match, Jimeno Dalmu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jannich Brolyng, 2-3. Through an outstanding action, after 62 minutes, Jannich Brolyng successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Jannich Brolyng stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jimeno Dalmu's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. In the 66th match minute, Saco FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerhart Almlev to maneuver through the defense. In the 67th minute, Arturo Estebe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Generoso Fanuco kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jimeno Dalmu got free with Jannich Brolyng in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Jannich Brolyng managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when AL TOKE FC's Jimeno Dalmu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Jannich Brolyng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jimeno Dalmu in the 76th minute. Jimeno Dalmu who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 86thth minute tested the skills of Jannich Brolyng when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Saco FC's Jannich Brolyng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eloy Seguinus in the 88th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Saco FC's goalkeeper Jannich Brolyng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abelardo Mambru. With a little luck, Saco FC's Jannich Brolyng got control of the ball when Jimeno Dalmu tried to sneak it across the goal line. AL TOKE FC played a much better game than Saco FC and deserved their victory. The Saco FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.