U23 World League

Estadio Zebolla
Spectators: 7519 (Terracing: 5640, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aaron Kvist got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute, Gordon Strachan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Xavieon Sorribo from long distance, 3 minutes into the match, got Elliott Levander's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fernado Folgueral got free with Elliott Levander in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 7thth minute of the game Jo-Wilfried Joestar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Leeds United FC's Elliott Levander was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fonso Chamochin hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Anter Barroso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kennet Bergqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elliott Levander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jo-Wilfried Joestar in the 16th minute of the match. In the 20th minute, Aznar Guillamas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elliott Levander was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Elliott Levander made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Fernado Folgueral sent off a good shot on target. Anter Barroso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gordon Strachan in the 24th minute of the match. Aaron Kvist took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anter Barroso. Anter Barroso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After 29 played minutes Leeds United FC got a freekick which was hit by Sture Tolsson. After 33 minutes, Jo-Wilfried Joestar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zebolla FC and the Leeds United FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 33rd minute, Jo-Wilfried Joestar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute, Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink made a precise shot to the right of Anter Barroso. Zebolla FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Elliott Levander made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fernado Folgueral in the 37th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fernado Folgueral stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Leeds United FC's Elliott Levander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jo-Wilfried Joestar in the 53rd minute of play. Elliott Levander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim Lucas in the 54th minute of the match. When Zebolla FC's Aznar Guillamas in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Leeds United FC's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Aznar Guillamas put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Elliott Levander. Zebolla FC's Heitor Dorrial was substituted for Fernado Folgueral. Aznar Guillamas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 70 minutes into the match, Zebolla FC's goalkeeper Anter Barroso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gary McAlister. In the 73rd minute, Aznar Guillamas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Zebolla FC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Aznar Guillamas hit a great ball. When Aznar Guillamas came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Zebolla 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 Aznar Guillamas couldn't finish the play. Zebolla FC's Soter Muxica was substituted for Aznar Guillamas. Elliott Levander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xavieon Sorribo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st match minute, Leeds United FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hans Rosendahl to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the game, Joaquim Lucas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Elliott Levander was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jo-Wilfried Joestar scored 4-2 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Elliott Levander, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavieon Sorribo in the 94th minute of play forced Leeds United FC's goalkeeper Elliott Levander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zebolla FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.