U23 World League

Maquilishuat Stadium
Spectators: 7967 (Terracing: 5977, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 158) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Izydor Czubski made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Mario Serrano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Clemente Nikola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frans Escajadillo in the 12th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maximiliano Chumo in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ari Strömberg saved Real Kuskatan C.F. from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Real Kuskatan C.F.'s Emmanuel Pereira got a free kick in the 16th minute. In the 23rd minute Maximiliano Chumo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ari Strömberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the game, Domingos Uzuri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Punk Fiction's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Real Kuskatan C.F. the free kick. Frans Escajadillo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Clemente Nikola made a huge save. The supporters of Punk Fiction booed when Real Kuskatan C.F. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Izydor Czubski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emil Budzynski made in the 29th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Claudio Barreto however managed to control. Clemente Nikola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Ruben in the 30th minute of the match. Clemente Nikola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Ruben in the 30th minute of play. In the 32nd minute Maximiliano Chumo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ari Strömberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Domingos Uzuri had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ari Strömberg. Real Kuskatan C.F.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Domingos Uzuri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The supporters of Punk Fiction booed when Real Kuskatan C.F. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudio Barreto didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maximiliano Chumo in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ari Strömberg saved Real Kuskatan C.F. from getting behind. Clemente Nikola made an important save on a dangerous shot by Izydor Czubski in the 40th minute. In the 47th minute of the match Punk Fiction got a corner. Real Kuskatan C.F.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Baldomero Delfino ran over to the corner to take the kick. Baldomero Delfino made a great header on Punk Fiction's corner, it was just that Real Kuskatan C.F.'s Ari Strömberg managed to reach the ball for a save. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Maximiliano Chumo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Maximiliano Chumo might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ari Strömberg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Maximiliano Chumo ran back to his position shaking his head. Real Kuskatan C.F.'s Ari Strömberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximiliano Chumo in the 57th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Punk Fiction's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Ruben came free, but Clemente Nikola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Real Kuskatan C.F.'s Ari Strömberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximiliano Chumo in the 66th minute of play. In the 68th minute Marco Ruben shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clemente Nikola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Izydor Czubski in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Clemente Nikola prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Clemente Nikola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Ruben, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Real Kuskatan C.F. made a substitution. Codruț Chelaru replaced Marco Ruben. Punk Fiction's Esteve Casado quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Frans Escajadillo, made in the 86th minute of the game. Clemente Nikola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Izydor Czubski in the 88th minute of play. Frans Escajadillo took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Clemente Nikola. Clemente Nikola dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Ari Strömberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maximiliano Chumo in the 92nd minute. Clemente Nikola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Codruț Chelaru in the 95th minute of play. 96 minutes into the game, Emil Budzynski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Kuskatan C.F.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Punk Fiction the free kick.