U23 World League

CARDINAL STADIUM
Spectators: 8015 (Terracing: 6013, Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Diego Armando Maradona took the kick off in the first half of the match. The FC Klavertje Vier fans' excitement grew in the 5th match minute when FC Klavertje Vier's Eustaquio Bartoli looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 19th minute of the match, Diego Armando Maradona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Zabulón Carabajal saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Niceto Botello kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After 22 minutes of play, FC Klavertje Vier's Eustaquio Bartoli made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ingvar Hellkvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Robbie Yom in the 28th minute of play forced C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalkeeper Ingvar Hellkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the match, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goal looked a bit too open when Eustaquio Bartoli came free, but Ingvar Hellkvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Filip Tăcutu charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Filip Tăcutu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Niceto Botello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Armando Maradona in the 36th minute of play forced FC Klavertje Vier's goalkeeper Zabulón Carabajal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute, Diego Armando Maradona left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C Ａ R D I N Ａ L fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Niceto Botello who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 40thth minute tested the skills of Zabulón Carabajal when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ingvar Hellkvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celedonio Kemen in the 41st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Niceto Botello managed to get in a good position for a shot. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's supporters rose to their feet, but Niceto Botello was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zabulón Carabajal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of FC Klavertje Vier booed when C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Horea Vrejiu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

In a very dangerous position, a player in C Ａ R D I N Ａ L fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 54th minute. Penalty! C Ａ R D I N Ａ L:s Ingvar Hellkvist showed great skill when he stopped Georges-Philippe Jooris:s penalty. In the 60th minute Niceto Botello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zabulón Carabajal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd match minute, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Horea Vrejiu to maneuver through the defense. FC Klavertje Vier's Robbie Yom got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FC Klavertje Vier's Willy Van de Goor was substituted for Georges-Philippe Jooris. Ingvar Hellkvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Braulio Bento in the 70th minute of play. In the 74th minute Niceto Botello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zabulón Carabajal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Šako Grande in the 75th minute. The corner led to C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Emanuel Huidu getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Celedonio Kemen scored 2-3 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ingvar Hellkvist, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's defense didn't have a chance, in the 82nd minute, when Robbie Yom scored to the left of an out of position Ingvar Hellkvist, making the score, 2-4. Ingvar Hellkvist made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Celedonio Kemen sent off a good shot on target. Niceto Botello hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Edmund Przybyciel charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edmund Przybyciel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 93rd match minute, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmund Przybyciel to maneuver through the defense. In the 98th minute, Celedonio Kemen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Klavertje Vier fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-5. The FC Klavertje Vier players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.