U23 World League

Fernando Savino
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tarık Sehhar started the match with the kick off. Kacper Tobias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rickard Thidén in the 3rd minute of play. 3 minutes into the match, Kenya's goal looked a bit too open when Tarık Sehhar came free, but Kacper Tobias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kenya's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hikmet Şafakgün was slow to take the kick. During this time LOI's players had a chance to rest. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ceferino Cresconio got free with Johannes Sobeck in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Johannes Sobeck made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ceferino Cresconio in the 8th minute. LOI's Tarık Sehhar got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tarık Sehhar hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Rickard Thidén's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kacper Tobias was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. The supporters of LOI booed when Kenya was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ceferino Cresconio didn't get a good kick on the ball. 22 minutes into the game, LOI's Rickard Thidén nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kacper Tobias made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Dantel in the 26th minute of play forced LOI's goalkeeper Johannes Sobeck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of LOI booed when Kenya was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Karlo didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rickard Thidén in the 29th minute of play forced Kenya's goalkeeper Kacper Tobias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Kenya's Agustin Venceslao got a free kick in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rickard Thidén in the 31st minute of play forced Kenya's goalkeeper Kacper Tobias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Johannes Sobeck made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Ceferino Cresconio sent off a good shot on target. In the 36th match minute, LOI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kaan Yağın to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ceferino Cresconio during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 38th match minute, Kenya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ceferino Cresconio to maneuver through the defense. In the 40th minute, Balaban Tuğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Johannes Sobeck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alekos Rallis in the 43rd minute of play. Kacper Tobias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rickard Thidén in the 44th minute of the match. Johannes Sobeck was out of position in the 45 minute of play, and Ceferino Cresconio capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ceferino Cresconio really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ceferino Cresconio was the one to do the kick off. LOI's Johannes Sobeck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Dantel in the 53rd minute of play. After 59 played minutes Kenya got a freekick which was hit by Agustin Venceslao. Ceferino Cresconio was shown his second yellow card after 65 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 66th minute, Ceferino Cresconio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. LOI made a substitution. Bonifacio Laurin replaced Rickard Thidén. LOI made a substitution. Sadri Tekdoğan replaced Balaban Tuğlu. In the 67th match minute, Kenya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ceferino Cresconio to maneuver through the defense. Johannes Sobeck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeremias Madaleno in the 74th minute of the match. Johannes Sobeck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jairo Dantel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bonifacio Laurin might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kacper Tobias. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bonifacio Laurin ran back to his position shaking his head. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. LOI had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.