U23 World League

Gora Heuskal Herria
Spectators: 7686 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Oscar Perez started the match with the kick off. 0-1 became the score in the 8th minute when Stellan Lund elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. If Stellan Lund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 14th minute, Stellan Lund made a precise shot to the right of Hernandez Ventosa. Unikurdos United F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. When Ocean´s Eleven's Stellan Lund in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Unikurdos United F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Ocean´s Eleven's Sven-Olof Örtendal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Ocean´s Eleven from getting a goal against them. Abraham Agostini hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 34th match minute, Unikurdos United F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oscar Perez to maneuver through the defense. In the 36thth minute of the game Stellan Lund who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Unikurdos United F.C.'s Hernandez Ventosa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Abraham Agostini fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Unikurdos United F.C.'s protests and gave Abraham Agostini a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Ocean´s Eleven booed when Unikurdos United F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abraham Agostini didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Unikurdos United F.C. booed when Ocean´s Eleven was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patrik Apelkvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Ocean´s Eleven booed when Unikurdos United F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oriol Gavilanes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leon Black's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hernandez Ventosa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. If Oriol Gavilanes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Unikurdos United F.C.'s goalkeeper Hernandez Ventosa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stellan Lund made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Unikurdos United F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Leon Black came free, but Hernandez Ventosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Unikurdos United F.C.'s Hernandez Ventosa got control of the ball when Leon Black tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sven-Olof Örtendal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lawrence Osuna in the 55th minute of play. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ocean´s Eleven's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fidensio Mendieta was slow to take the kick. During this time Unikurdos United F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. Lawrence Osuna was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Hernandez Ventosa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stellan Lund's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Leon Black sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Ocean´s Eleven getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Östen Olsson hit a great ball. The supporters of Unikurdos United F.C. booed when Ocean´s Eleven was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Östen Olsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oscar Perez in the 76th minute of play forced Ocean´s Eleven's goalkeeper Sven-Olof Örtendal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79thth minute of the game Paulinho Guará who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Unikurdos United F.C.'s Hernandez Ventosa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sven-Olof Örtendal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oriol Gavilanes, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Paulinho Guará could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Hernandez Ventosa made a huge save. With his leg Hernandez Ventosa managed to avoid a goal in the 85thth minute, when Ocean´s Eleven's Paulinho Guará fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Sven-Olof Örtendal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lawrence Osuna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oriol Gavilanes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sven-Olof Örtendal having to interfere. Paulinho Guará received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Hernandez Ventosa came out and tried to block the shot, but Paulinho Guará slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 92nd minute. In the 95th minute of the match, Paulinho Guará tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Hernandez Ventosa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The Unikurdos United F.C. supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Ocean´s Eleven's performance. The match ended with a win for Ocean´s Eleven.