U23 World League

Vallen arena
Spectators: 7772 (Terracing: 5830, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lu Kang Yi started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saturnino Curcio in the 3rd minute of play forced Yung Gunners FK's goalkeeper Maximilian Strömbom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 4th match minute, Manantiales Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Americo Berbiz to maneuver through the defense. In the 6th minute CJ Traoré shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodolfo Mantzio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saturnino Curcio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Maximilian Strömbom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Reno in the 16th minute of play. Rodolfo Mantzio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gýmir Gryc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodolfo Mantzio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lu Kang Yi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodolfo Mantzio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lu Kang Yi in the 19th minute of the match. Yung Gunners FK's Maximilian Strömbom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Riquelme in the 24th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Riquelme in the 26th minute of play forced Yung Gunners FK's goalkeeper Maximilian Strömbom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yngve Sandström's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 28thth minute, Rodolfo Mantzio skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Lu Kang Yi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodolfo Mantzio having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yngve Sandström got free with Rodolfo Mantzio in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lu Kang Yi in the 36th minute of play forced Manantiales Fc's goalkeeper Rodolfo Mantzio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saturnino Curcio in the 42nd minute of play forced Yung Gunners FK's goalkeeper Maximilian Strömbom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Saturnino Curcio made a kick off. Maximilian Strömbom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Riquelme, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Manantiales Fc's Rodolfo Mantzio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by CJ Traoré in the 58th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Yung Gunners FK's Miguel Maria seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Miguel Maria the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Yung Gunners FK protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Miguel Maria had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The supporters of Manantiales Fc booed when Yung Gunners FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miguel Maria didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Nelsinho Tepedino fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Yung Gunners FK's protests and gave Nelsinho Tepedino a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Yung Gunners FK's Nelsinho Tepedino got a free kick in the 71st minute. A collision led to Manantiales Fc getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Saturnino Curcio hit a great ball. Maximilian Strömbom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aaron Anselmino in the 74th minute of play. In the 79th minute, CJ Traoré hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maximilian Strömbom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saturnino Curcio in the 80th minute of play. Rodolfo Mantzio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from CJ Traoré, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 88th match minute, Manantiales Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Riquelme to maneuver through the defense. Juan Riquelme could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Maximilian Strömbom made a huge save. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Yung Gunners FK's goalkeeper Maximilian Strömbom, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match was over Manantiales Fc could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Yung Gunners FK throughout the match.