U21 World League

Ballodrum stadium
Spectators: 8079 (Terracing: 6061, Seating: 1858, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Oscar Kašpárek started the match with the kick off. Arthur Lodes short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Franco Di Giambattista to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 5th minute, Glen Hoff hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Glen Hoff kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. In the 11th minute Oscar Kašpárek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Di Giambattista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oscar Kašpárek who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 19thth minute tested the skills of Franco Di Giambattista when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Franco Di Giambattista proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Racing Miami Futbol Club from getting a goal against them. When Eddy Mendez fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Racing Miami Futbol Club's protests and gave Eddy Mendez a yellow card for diving instead. Eddy Mendez hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Fredrik Grønning managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ballkam Sportsklubb's supporters rose to their feet, but Fredrik Grønning was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Franco Di Giambattista breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 27 minutes into the match, Ballkam Sportsklubb's goal looked a bit too open when Johnathan Valle came free, but Harald Dyrseth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute, Arthur Lode fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Franco Di Giambattista, passed just outside the right post. Ballkam Sportsklubb's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fredrik Grønning in the 33rd minute. Arthur Lode made a great header on Ballkam Sportsklubb's corner, it was just that Racing Miami Futbol Club's Franco Di Giambattista managed to reach the ball for a save. Arthur Lode who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 37thth minute tested the skills of Franco Di Giambattista when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Harald Dyrseth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johnathan Valle in the 39th minute of play. With a little luck, Racing Miami Futbol Club's Franco Di Giambattista got control of the ball when Oscar Kašpárek tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Oscar Kašpárek's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franco Di Giambattista was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Racing Miami Futbol Club made a substitution. Denny Godwin replaced Willie Vogt. Racing Miami Futbol Club made a substitution. Cameron Bliss replaced Blair Lusk. Racing Miami Futbol Club made a substitution. Genaro Cassidy replaced Johnathan Valle. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cameron Bliss made a kick off. When Sidney Staton fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Racing Miami Futbol Club's protests and gave Sidney Staton a yellow card for diving instead. After 53 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Racing Miami Futbol Club! The referee gave Ballkam Sportsklubb a penalty, 54 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Fredrik Grønning, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Racing Miami Futbol Club's Franco Di Giambattista. 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oscar Kašpárek in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Franco Di Giambattista prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 64 minutes Ballkam Sportsklubb's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Denny Godwin who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to Racing Miami Futbol Club's Glen Hoff getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 66th minute Genaro Cassidy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Harald Dyrseth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Harald Dyrseth came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by Racing Miami Futbol Club's Genaro Cassidy. But to his dismay, Genaro Cassidy quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Ballkam Sportsklubb's Harald Dyrseth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Genaro Cassidy in the 72nd minute of play. Fredrik Olavesen's late challenge caught a Racing Miami Futbol Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fredrik Olavesen helped the player get up and apologised. In the 75th minute, one of Ballkam Sportsklubb:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ballkam Sportsklubb. 80 minutes into the match, Ballkam Sportsklubb's goalkeeper Harald Dyrseth had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Genaro Cassidy. In the 83rd minute Oscar Kašpárek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Di Giambattista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A well-hit corner resulted in Glen Hoff heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sigve Berg during the 97th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sigve Berg hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. After 99 minutes Ballkam Sportsklubb's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Denny Godwin who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Racing Miami Futbol Club's Genaro Cassidy to fire away a dangerous shot which Harald Dyrseth despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Racing Miami Futbol Club walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.