U23 World League

St James Park
Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) Gustaf Högström started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 9th minute Iordache Opincaru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niklas Kvalfält saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute Iordache Opincaru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niklas Kvalfält saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Liu Yong Yong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rickard Brodin, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After 17 played minutes Newcastle United F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Rickard Brodin. A collision led to OROTINENSE getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Iordache Opincaru hit a great ball. A hard shot by Artur Kiewra from long distance, 19 minutes into the match, got Liu Yong Yong's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 21 minutes into the match, Jacek Walczak notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Newcastle United F.C.'s Niklas Kvalfält. Niklas Kvalfält was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Niklas Kvalfält showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leopoldo Araya in the 28th minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 30th minute of the game. One of OROTINENSE:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Newcastle United F.C.:s goal. OROTINENSE:s Liu Yong Yong showed great skill when he stopped Otto Jonasson:s penalty. In the 32nd minute, Otto Jonasson made a precise shot to the right of Liu Yong Yong. OROTINENSE's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Artur Kiewra kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Leopoldo Araya's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Niklas Kvalfält was relentless in the 48th minute of the game. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Iordache Opincaru to make the kick off. Nuno Orihuela who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 57thth minute tested the skills of Niklas Kvalfält when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 59th match minute, OROTINENSE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juraj Múdry to maneuver through the defense. In the 65th minute, Leopoldo Araya hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Liu Yong Yong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustaf Högström, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 75th minute, Rickard Brodin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Liu Yong Yong was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. OROTINENSE made a substitution. Songurhan Mete replaced Leopoldo Araya. When the match clock showed 85 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Gustaf Högström sped through OROTINENSE's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Liu Yong Yong. After 91 played minutes Newcastle United F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Egil Lindman. In the 93rd minute Ruhi Uluöz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niklas Kvalfält saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Newcastle United F.C. players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.