U21 World League

CenturyLink Stadium
Spectators: 7900 (Terracing: 5925, Seating: 1817, VIP seats: 158) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stefan Hultman started the match with the kick off. A collision led to CANIL VON ZAATARI™️ getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Valdir Paes hit a great ball. Cefero Gala could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Marcelo Gröhe made a huge save. Tough and Tasty FC were awarded a corner in the 15th minute after CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cefero Gala took the corner. Tough and Tasty FC's Donato Blai was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marcelo Gröhe in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Marcelo Gröhe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefan Hultman in the 17th minute of play. Magnus Hägglund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl-Axel Ekström, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Sonny Sigman kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcelo Gröhe. That made the score 1-0 in the 23 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cefero Gala got free with Marcelo Gröhe in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sonny Sigman in the 27th minute of play forced CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s goalkeeper Marcelo Gröhe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Magnus Hägglund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emílio Ceresso in the 31st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cefero Gala in the 35th minute of play forced CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s goalkeeper Marcelo Gröhe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelo Gröhe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sonny Sigman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Steve McManaman made a great header on Tough and Tasty FC's corner, it was just that CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s Marcelo Gröhe managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 41st minute, Steve McManaman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tough and Tasty FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Sonny Sigman put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Marcelo Gröhe. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Emílio Ceresso to strike the kick off in the second half. Magnus Hägglund made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Karl-Axel Ekström sent off a good shot on target. Duta Setiawan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Magnus Hägglund having to interfere. Jaime Lucas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcelo Gröhe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sonny Sigman in the 63rd minute of play. CANIL VON ZAATARI™️ made a substitution. Cesare Maldini replaced Jaime Lucas. In the 73rd minute Cefero Gala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Gröhe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Germán Cano came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the CANIL VON ZAATARI™️ 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 Germán Cano couldn't finish the play. In the 78thth minute of the game Germán Cano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tough and Tasty FC's Magnus Hägglund was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marcelo Gröhe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cefero Gala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute Germán Cano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Magnus Hägglund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 84 minutes, Karl-Axel Ekström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CANIL VON ZAATARI™️ and the Tough and Tasty FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Cesare Maldini kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Karl-Axel Ekström struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Magnus Hägglund didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CANIL VON ZAATARI™️. Marcelo Gröhe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sonny Sigman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tough and Tasty FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of CANIL VON ZAATARI™️ for a fine match.