U23 World League

The Betsy Stadium
Spectators: 8471 (Terracing: 6354, Seating: 1948, VIP seats: 169) Cura del Futbol's Jörn Helström started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 史挺亮 kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Waldemar Guimarães, 5 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 9 minutes into the match, Jörn Helström had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tony Henwood. Staffordshire Terrier FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jörn Helström was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Haakon á Borg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Schorsch Schmalzbauer in the 12th minute of the match. Schorsch Schmalzbauer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Haakon á Borg having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Schorsch Schmalzbauer in the 15th minute of play forced Cura del Futbol's goalkeeper Haakon á Borg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the match, Jörn Helström had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tony Henwood. Staffordshire Terrier FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jörn Helström was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Lucio Domenec hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Haakon á Borg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Schorsch Schmalzbauer in the 25th minute of play. Schorsch Schmalzbauer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Schorsch Schmalzbauer got free with Haakon á Borg in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Cura del Futbol getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Wen Fei Peng hit a great ball. In the 31stth minute of the game Schorsch Schmalzbauer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cura del Futbol's Haakon á Borg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Schorsch Schmalzbauer in the 36thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Haakon á Borg, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a little luck, Cura del Futbol's Haakon á Borg got control of the ball when Schorsch Schmalzbauer tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Cura del Futbol's Haakon á Borg got control of the ball when Schorsch Schmalzbauer tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Staffordshire Terrier FC's Gary Medel got a free kick in the 46th minute.

53 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cura del Futbol's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Waldemar Guimarães was slow to take the kick. During this time Staffordshire Terrier FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in 史挺亮 almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Cura del Futbol's Haakon á Borg did a great save. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Jörn Helström managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cura del Futbol's supporters rose to their feet, but Jörn Helström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tony Henwood breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When 史挺亮 came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Staffordshire Terrier FC 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 史挺亮 couldn't finish the play. Staffordshire Terrier FC's Agostinho Vaz was substituted for Schorsch Schmalzbauer. The audience thought a goal was coming when Froilan Fresco got free with Tony Henwood in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If 史挺亮 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in Staffordshire Terrier FC's zone, Jörn Helström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tony Henwood came out of the goal and Jörn Helström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Staffordshire Terrier FC's Tony Henwood proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Staffordshire Terrier FC from getting a goal against them. Tony Henwood was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Pablo Solari showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 73 minute of play. Staffordshire Terrier FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Jörn Helström 82 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. Staffordshire Terrier FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Jörn Helström 88 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-5. Tony Henwood made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jörn Helström in the 90th minute. 94 minutes into the match, Froilan Fresco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tony Henwood. Staffordshire Terrier FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Froilan Fresco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Cura del Futbol had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.