U23 World League

Springfield Arena
Spectators: 7680 (Terracing: 5761, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zenon Santin kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eddi Ramkilde got free with Ignacio Sotilla in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ignacio Sotilla was out of position in the 10 minute of play, and Jaunius Petkevičius capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jaunius Petkevičius really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Maksymilian Cisek recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 16 minutes into the match, YerBaTerOs's goal looked a bit too open when Eddi Ramkilde came free, but Ignacio Sotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 17 played minutes FC Karamba got a freekick which was hit by Oskaras Matulaitis. Ignacio Sotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eddi Ramkilde, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th minute, Eddi Ramkilde left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Karamba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 29th minute, Lukas Uggstedt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 31st minute Hidalgo Babiano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giannis Gounaris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the FC Karamba defense, Zenon Santin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Giannis Gounaris. The FC Karamba fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Giannis Gounaris should have stopped the shot. If Jaunius Petkevičius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lukas Uggstedt struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Ignacio Sotilla didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Karamba. After having played for 47 minutes, Hidalgo Babiano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. YerBaTerOs's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hidalgo Babiano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jaunius Petkevičius made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xencio Galaz got free with Giannis Gounaris in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 53 minutes, Zenon Santin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the YerBaTerOs and the FC Karamba players grew even worse after the yellow card. Zenon Santin kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaunius Petkevičius in the 58th minute of play forced YerBaTerOs's goalkeeper Ignacio Sotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ignacio Sotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eddi Ramkilde in the 61st minute of play. Yiyo Blea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Ignacio Sotilla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ignacio Sotilla came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Karamba's Lukas Uggstedt. But to his dismay, Lukas Uggstedt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Giannis Gounaris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zenon Santin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 74 minutes into the match, Jaunius Petkevičius had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ignacio Sotilla. YerBaTerOs's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jaunius Petkevičius was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. YerBaTerOs's Ignacio Sotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lukas Uggstedt in the 77th minute of play. Yiyo Blea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ignacio Sotilla having to interfere. 82 minutes into the match, YerBaTerOs's goal looked a bit too open when Eddi Ramkilde came free, but Ignacio Sotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. YerBaTerOs's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Xencio Galaz in the 84th minute. YerBaTerOs's Xencio Galaz was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Giannis Gounaris in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Hidalgo Babiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 88th minute Zenon Santin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giannis Gounaris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.