U23 World League

Congo Bongo Stadium
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Victoriano Jerrold made the kick off which started today's match. Batuhan Yalazan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victoriano Jerrold, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diego Ceresso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis-Alfredo Amorebieta, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Batuhan Yalazan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victoriano Jerrold in the 11th minute of the match. Congo Bongo's Diego Ceresso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis-Alfredo Amorebieta in the 14th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Congo Bongo's goal looked a bit too open when Kai Havertz came free, but Diego Ceresso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Kai Havertz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Diego Ceresso was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 27 minutes into the match, Congo Bongo's goal looked a bit too open when Wojciech Pracki came free, but Diego Ceresso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Diego Ceresso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis-Alfredo Amorebieta, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 31st minute Altar SK 1283 were awarded a corner. Petrică Lamru went to the cornerflag to take it. Petrică Lamru made a great header on Altar SK 1283's corner, it was just that Congo Bongo's Diego Ceresso managed to reach the ball for a save. Batuhan Yalazan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonatan Bortzaioriz in the 33rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erasmo Sengrat got free with Batuhan Yalazan in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 43 minutes into the match, Ismael Lehior dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Batuhan Yalazan, 2-1. 46 minutes into the match, Congo Bongo's goal looked a bit too open when Kai Havertz came free, but Diego Ceresso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kai Havertz was the one to do the kick off. Diego Ceresso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wojciech Pracki, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Batuhan Yalazan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victoriano Jerrold in the 55th minute of the match. After 56 played minutes Altar SK 1283 got a freekick which was hit by Luis-Alfredo Amorebieta. In the 63rd minute, Ismael Lehior left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Congo Bongo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Batuhan Yalazan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victoriano Jerrold in the 68th minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, Altar SK 1283's goal looked a bit too open when Victoriano Jerrold came free, but Batuhan Yalazan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Luis-Alfredo Amorebieta dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Diego Ceresso, 3-2. Altar SK 1283's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Petrică Lamru in the 79th minute. 85 minutes into the match, Altar SK 1283's goal looked a bit too open when Victoriano Jerrold came free, but Batuhan Yalazan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arsenio Maraman during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Arsenio Maraman hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Diego Ceresso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis-Alfredo Amorebieta, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. The supporters of Altar SK 1283 booed when Congo Bongo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evaristo Cordeara didn't get a good kick on the ball. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Congo Bongo were victorious despite being under pressure from Altar SK 1283 for much of the match.