U23 World League

Estadio Bombonera
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Luis Iban hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Sergio Romeri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vasily Stahanovich in the 5th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Vasily Stahanovich managed to get in a good position for a shot. FORTALEZA's supporters rose to their feet, but Vasily Stahanovich was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sergio Romeri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Per-Olof Kihlberg made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Luis Iban sent off a good shot on target. In the 21st match minute, Bahía é Carnaval was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonatan Santiago to maneuver through the defense. Sergio Romeri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vitaly Skalazub in the 22nd minute of the match. Nikita Omarov struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Sergio Romeri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FORTALEZA. Conrado Cambranes charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Conrado Cambranes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Bahía é Carnaval getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Conrado Cambranes hit a great ball. Luis Iban took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Per-Olof Kihlberg. Per-Olof Kihlberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luis Iban got free with Per-Olof Kihlberg in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

In the 51st minute, Nikita Omarov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 52nd minute, Luis Iban got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jonatan Santiago kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Vasily Stahanovich made a precise shot to the right of Sergio Romeri. Bahía é Carnaval's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Prospero Jakes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bahía é Carnaval's supporters rose to their feet, but Prospero Jakes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Per-Olof Kihlberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jonatan Santiago received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Per-Olof Kihlberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of FORTALEZA booed when Bahía é Carnaval was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonatan Santiago didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bahía é Carnaval made a substitution. Diego Hernandez replaced Jonatan Santiago. In the 78th minute, Jonatan Santiago hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sergio Romeri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vitaly Skalazub in the 83rd minute of the match. After 87 minutes, Sebastian Tello mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bahía é Carnaval and the FORTALEZA players grew even worse after the yellow card. 93 minutes into the match, Vasily Stahanovich dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sergio Romeri, 1-2. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. FORTALEZA had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.