U23 World League

The Benn
Spectators: 8008 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1848, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lucas Baladi took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Bennis's Cain Velasquez ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Keylor Navas. Keylor Navas yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Cain Velasquez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Keylor Navas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. Paulo Ospin made in the 19th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Bennis's Benny Svensk. Bennis's attentive Florian Siembab managed to snatch the ball when Paulo Ospin made a throw-in in the 21st minute of the game. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind NECKER49's goalkeeper Keylor Navas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Paulo Ospin made in the 27th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Bennis's Benny Svensk. Marcus Vase showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Baladi, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Bennis's Cain Velasquez got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 40th match minute, Bennis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ralf Norström to maneuver through the defense. Marcus Vase showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Osvaldo Ardiles, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Ceferino Estavan hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jan-Åke Hallgren was the one to do the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, NECKER49's goal looked a bit too open when Jan-Åke Hallgren came free, but Keylor Navas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd match minute, Bennis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl-Johan Hammarström to maneuver through the defense. Karl-Johan Hammarström hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. When Bennis's Cain Velasquez in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NECKER49's goalie prevented a goal. In the 67th match minute, NECKER49 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Baladi to maneuver through the defense. Bennis's Anacleto Sedeni was substituted for Karl-Johan Hammarström. NECKER49's Nicanor Vidal was substituted for Osvaldo Ardiles. After a rather tough play, NECKER49's Lucas Baladi got a free kick in the 68th minute. Keylor Navas came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Bennis's Cain Velasquez. But to his dismay, Cain Velasquez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Bennis's Eskil Kvick was substituted for Jan-Åke Hallgren. In the 76th minute Jacobo Eneas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Vase saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th minute, Cain Velasquez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. NECKER49 were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after Bennis's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Romeo Hulberto took the corner. Jacobo Eneas was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. When Bennis's Cain Velasquez in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NECKER49's goalie prevented a goal. The Bennis fans' excitement grew in the 84th match minute when Bennis's Cain Velasquez 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 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Cain Velasquez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Keylor Navas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. After some careless play in the NECKER49 defense, Cain Velasquez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Keylor Navas. The NECKER49 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Keylor Navas should have stopped the shot. After 94 minutes NECKER49's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lucas Ekrot who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Bennis's corner Per Lundkvist fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Keylor Navas quite easily take care of the ball. Nicanor Vidal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Marcus Vase made a huge save.