U21 World League

ARENA ACADÉMICA
Spectators: 8044 (Terracing: 6034, Seating: 1850, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Endre Ábrahám kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, ★银河蓝★GalA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Rebello came free, but Vladimiro Nafarroa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vladimiro Nafarroa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Endre Ábrahám, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Eddie Holm could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Sven-Olof Gregersson made a huge save. Vladimiro Nafarroa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorge Rebello in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Habakkuk Beardsley in the 11th minute of play forced ★银河蓝★GalA FC's goalkeeper Vladimiro Nafarroa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the game, Sonny Dam was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Potters's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ★银河蓝★GalA FC the free kick. A collision led to The Potters getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Sonny Dam hit a great ball. 15 minutes into the match, The Potters's goal looked a bit too open when Cirilo Gaztea came free, but Sven-Olof Gregersson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cirilo Gaztea had several of the The Potters's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 15 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Sven-Olof Gregersson as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 18th minute, Luis Crescencio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eddie Holms short, quick shot in the 19thth minute got Sven-Olof Gregersson to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 22 minutes into the match, The Potters's goalkeeper Sven-Olof Gregersson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wasyl Dobrzechowski. After having played for 26 minutes, Samuel Toussain managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ★银河蓝★GalA FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Samuel Toussain was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vladimiro Nafarroa came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by The Potters's Endre Ábrahám. But to his dismay, Endre Ábrahám quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eddie Holm in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sven-Olof Gregersson saved The Potters from getting behind. Vladimiro Nafarroa came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by The Potters's Endre Ábrahám. But to his dismay, Endre Ábrahám quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. 48 minutes into the game, Samuel Toussain cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Sven-Olof Gregersson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eddie Holm stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to ★银河蓝★GalA FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Sven-Arne Schweinsteiger hit a great ball. Vladimiro Nafarroa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jørgen Tønsager in the 62nd minute of the match. The supporters of ★银河蓝★GalA FC booed when The Potters was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tue Neerstrand didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sonny Dam could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Vladimiro Nafarroa made a huge save. After taking down the ball on ★银河蓝★GalA FC's corner Siro Rainerio fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sven-Olof Gregersson quite easily take care of the ball. Sven-Olof Gregersson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuel Toussain, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Francis Cummings's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Vladimiro Nafarroa firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 80th minute Samuel Toussain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sven-Olof Gregersson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ★银河蓝★GalA FC's Vladimiro Nafarroa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save ★银河蓝★GalA FC from getting a goal against them. The supporters of ★银河蓝★GalA FC booed when The Potters was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Crescencio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sven-Olof Gregersson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eddie Holm, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Sven-Olof Gregersson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Toussain in the 96th minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the The Potters players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.