U23 World League

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Spectators: 7651 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Christoffer Öberg started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Xentrias's Mauro Matos ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Carlos Alberto Villa. Carlos Alberto Villa yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 9th match minute, Xentrias was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mauro Matos to maneuver through the defense. 11 minutes into the game, Aaron Kullgren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Xentrias's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Talcampeón FC the free kick. 13 minutes into the game, Kim Joensson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Xentrias's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Talcampeón FC the free kick. Aaron Kullgren kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, Talcampeón FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mauro Matos came free, but Carlos Alberto Villa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Talcampeón FC's Carlos Alberto Villa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauro Matos in the 26th minute of play. Stig Busk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tanio Lezaeta in the 32nd minute of the match. Tanio Lezaeta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stig Busk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tanio Lezaeta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Tanio Lezaeta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Talcampeón FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Tanio Lezaeta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stig Busk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stig Busk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tanio Lezaeta, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Tanio Lezaeta made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Matos in the 53rd minute of play forced Talcampeón FC's goalkeeper Carlos Alberto Villa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Xentrias's Stig Busk got control of the ball when Apolo Larrañaga tried to sneak it across the goal line. With an all-out effort, Talcampeón FC's Stig Busk threw himself towards the right post 62 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tanio Lezaeta, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A collision led to Xentrias getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Lukas Bjursell hit a great ball. A collision led to Xentrias getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Kim Joensson hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Apolo Larrañaga got free with Stig Busk in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 76th minute, Aaron Kullgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eladio Sarmiento's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Stig Busk firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 92 played minutes Xentrias got a freekick which was hit by Christoffer Öberg. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tanio Lezaeta in the 94th minute of play forced Xentrias's goalkeeper Stig Busk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stig Busk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amado Raineri, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Xentrias succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Talcampeón FC had controlled the match.