U21 World League

Bussens Arena
Spectators: 8126 (Terracing: 6096, Seating: 1869, VIP seats: 161) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Boris Nenkov made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to No Gravity FC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Harry Andersson hit a great ball. 4 minutes into the match, Zula Kasiewski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mauricio Maura. ZORZAL01's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zula Kasiewski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luisito Medero during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of No Gravity FC booed when ZORZAL01 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luisito Medero didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, ZORZAL01's Mauricio Maura got control of the ball when Zula Kasiewski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mauricio Maura came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by No Gravity FC's Zula Kasiewski. But to his dismay, Zula Kasiewski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Mauricio Maura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zula Kasiewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ZORZAL01's Mauricio Maura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boris Nenkov in the 16th minute of play. Sören Molin hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Agustín Brei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgardo Nardo in the 26th minute of play. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind No Gravity FC's goalkeeper Agustín Brei, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Edgard George lost his temper 37 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. A collision led to ZORZAL01 getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Edgard George hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arsenio Maldonado in the 41st minute of play forced No Gravity FC's goalkeeper Agustín Brei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mauricio Maura was a little too slow when Erik Ström got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 43rd minute. The score was now 3-0. 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 wind increased when Arsenio Maldonado made the kick off in the second half. Agustín Brei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ladislao Jaunzuria, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Boris Nenkov in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mauricio Maura prevented the ball from getting in the gole. ZORZAL01's Mauricio Maura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Einar Uggla in the 60th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as ZORZAL01's Ladislao Jaunzuria slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Agustín Brei. That made the score 3-1 after 61 minutes of play. No Gravity FC made a substitution. Gösta Vacker replaced Bogi Golf. Mauricio Maura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boris Nenkov in the 68th minute of the match. A collision led to No Gravity FC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Einar Uggla hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arsenio Maldonado in the 77th minute of play forced No Gravity FC's goalkeeper Agustín Brei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Ström in the 79th minute of play forced ZORZAL01's goalkeeper Mauricio Maura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Agustín Brei made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Benjamin Firmo sent off a good shot on target. Gregorio Cortez kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Mauricio Maura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erik Ström, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. After 88 minutes ZORZAL01's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Erik Ström who took care of the corner kick. Gösta Vacker's late challenge caught a ZORZAL01's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gösta Vacker helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, No Gravity FC's Gösta Vacker got a free kick in the 91st minute. No Gravity FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.