U23 World League

La Fortaleza
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Miguel Gilabert started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Miguel Gilabert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of La Zabaleta booed when S O B E R A N O CIMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thiago Soberano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andy Claes was extremely unlucky when he, in the 17th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Wesley Couto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Angelino Raulo having to interfere. 28 minutes into the game, Arturo Henrico was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Zabaleta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave S O B E R A N O CIMZ the free kick. In the 29th match minute, La Zabaleta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arturo Henrico to maneuver through the defense. 36 minutes into the match, La Zabaleta's goal looked a bit too open when David Kröger came free, but Angelino Raulo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Angelino Raulo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Kröger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Kröger in the 45th minute of play forced La Zabaleta's goalkeeper Angelino Raulo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half S O B E R A N O CIMZ were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Henry Grönlund made a kick off. Angelino Raulo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wesley Couto in the 58th minute of play. La Zabaleta's Angelino Raulo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henry Grönlund in the 62nd minute of play. In the 63rd minute, S O B E R A N O CIMZ's David Kröger dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. The supporters of S O B E R A N O CIMZ booed when La Zabaleta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arturo Henrico didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 68th minute of the match Thiago Soberano shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Angelino Raulo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. La Zabaleta's Angelino Raulo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henry Grönlund in the 69th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Ruperto Frederik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 75 minutes into the match, La Zabaleta's goal looked a bit too open when Henry Grönlund came free, but Angelino Raulo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Angelino Raulo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wesley Couto in the 77th minute. In the 80th minute, David Kröger ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Angelino Raulo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. In the 85th minute David Kröger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelino Raulo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 90 minutes into the game, Miguel Gilabert cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-6. Cesinha Cerezo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, La Zabaleta's Ruperto Frederik got a free kick in the 94th minute. In the 96th match minute, La Zabaleta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arturo Henrico to maneuver through the defense. In the 97th minute of the match Thiago Soberano shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Angelino Raulo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The La Zabaleta supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching S O B E R A N O CIMZ's performance. The match ended with a win for S O B E R A N O CIMZ.