U23 World League

Balkiria Alliance G
Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5645, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rickard Söderberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th match minute, Balkes FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mikeldi Barzana to maneuver through the defense. Xamo Viladrosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rickard Söderberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute, Rickard Söderberg made a precise shot to the right of Xamo Viladrosa. Balkes FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Balkes FC's Xamo Viladrosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rickard Söderberg in the 15th minute of play. Xamo Viladrosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jussi Björling, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stig Busk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iván Sotomayor in the 30th minute of play. Balkes FC were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after Xentrias's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Calle Lindström took the corner. Mikeldi Barzana kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Iván Sotomayor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Balkes FC's Xamo Viladrosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rickard Söderberg in the 42nd minute of play. Elazar Cambas kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Balkes FC's zone, Jonathan Hansson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xamo Viladrosa came out of the goal and Jonathan Hansson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Iván Sotomayor to make the kick off. When Jussi Björling fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Xentrias's protests and gave Jussi Björling a yellow card for diving instead. Jussi Björling kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Iván Sotomayor recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Fonso Barreto fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Balkes FC's protests and gave Fonso Barreto a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Balkes FC's Fonso Barreto got a free kick in the 60th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Balkes FC's zone, Rickard Söderberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xamo Viladrosa came out of the goal and Rickard Söderberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Balkes FC's zone, Jussi Björling stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xamo Viladrosa came out of the goal and Jussi Björling tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jussi Björling fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xamo Viladrosa having to interfere. 71 minutes into the match, Balkes FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Hansson came free, but Xamo Viladrosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iván Sotomayor kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. The supporters of Balkes FC booed when Xentrias was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan Banan didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Jussi Björling's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xamo Viladrosa was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. In the 86th minute Iván Sotomayor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stig Busk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fang Yang Fei charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fang Yang Fei the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fang Yang Fei kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. The supporters of Xentrias booed when Balkes FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikeldi Barzana didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 93rd minute, Jussi Björling 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. Xentrias were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Balkes FC to leave the ground with a draw.