U23 World League

Santiago Guatemala
Spectators: 7861 (Terracing: 5897, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 156) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Carmelo Sifon took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Spartak de Txurdi getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Liberto Merino hit a great ball. In the 6th match minute, Spartak de Txurdi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evelio Senin to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carmelo Sifon got free with Mikolaj Grunwalski in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. César Coelho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Sílvio Luiz Goiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mikolaj Grunwalski made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Carmelo Sifon sent off a good shot on target. 19 minutes into the game, Cristian Santamaria cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Mikolaj Grunwalski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 26 minutes into the match, Carmelo Sifon dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mikolaj Grunwalski, 2-0. Sílvio Luiz Goiano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gav Smith, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gav Smith in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sílvio Luiz Goiano saved Real Madrid de Guatemala from getting behind. In the 37thth minute of the game Gav Smith who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Madrid de Guatemala's Sílvio Luiz Goiano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mikolaj Grunwalski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolás Guerrero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Real Madrid de Guatemala getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Dida Campidelis hit a great ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

In the 51st minute, Ahmet Gökalp Taçkın hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 53rd match minute, Spartak de Txurdi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filipe Meneses to maneuver through the defense. Gav Smith kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Raymond Kalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 70th minute, Gav Smith made a precise shot to the right of Sílvio Luiz Goiano. Real Madrid de Guatemala's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Leopoldo Noyola lost his temper 79 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 78 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Real Madrid de Guatemala! Mikolaj Grunwalski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolás Guerrero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Real Madrid de Guatemala's Nicolás Guerrero got a free kick in the 86th minute. Horacio Hernandez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Sílvio Luiz Goiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sílvio Luiz Goiano made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Gav Smith sent off a good shot on target. Mikolaj Grunwalski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Santamaria, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After a rather tough play, Real Madrid de Guatemala's Nicolás Guerrero got a free kick in the 97th minute. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.