U23 World League

Casa Portuguesa
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Arias Alpanseque started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Porjus's Ture Berglund proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Porjus from getting a goal against them. In a very dangerous position, a player in Bucare EFD fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 9th minute. Penalty! Nardo Henestrosa had in the 11thth minute some difficulties stopping Ivan Ström's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wesley Cabral in the 12th minute of play forced Bucare EFD's goalkeeper Nardo Henestrosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Porjus's goalkeeper Ture Berglund had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Archibaldo Veraza. Nardo Henestrosa came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Porjus's Wesley Cabral. But to his dismay, Wesley Cabral quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 19th minute, Harry Forsberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Porjus fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After some careless play in the Bucare EFD defense, Wesley Cabral kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nardo Henestrosa. The Bucare EFD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nardo Henestrosa should have stopped the shot. 28 minutes into the match, Markus Fors had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nardo Henestrosa. Bucare EFD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Markus Fors was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Nardo Henestrosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Börje Smed in the 32nd minute of play. In the 36th minute Harry Forsberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nardo Henestrosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Bucare EFD defense, Wesley Cabral kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nardo Henestrosa. The Bucare EFD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nardo Henestrosa should have stopped the shot. Sven-Oskar Josefsson hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. When Mede Uceda came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Bucare EFD fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mede Uceda couldn't finish the play. In the 44th minute, Janne Såsen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ture Berglund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Archibaldo Veraza, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Nardo Henestrosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wesley Cabral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Wesley Cabral was the one to do the kick off. Bucare EFD's Nardo Henestrosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harry Forsberg in the 53rd minute of play. A hard shot 59 in the game by Wesley Cabral from a close distance when the talented Nardo Henestrosa managed to make a qualified save. Bucare EFD's players were relieved. The Porjus fans' excitement grew in the 61st match minute when Porjus's Wesley Cabral looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 64th match minute, Porjus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven-Oskar Josefsson to maneuver through the defense. Archibaldo Veraza struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Ture Berglund didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bucare EFD. Mede Uceda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nicollao Lascano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Ture Berglund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mede Uceda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Mede Uceda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bucare EFD's Nardo Henestrosa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Bucare EFD from getting a goal against them. With an all-out effort, Porjus's Nardo Henestrosa threw himself towards the right post 89 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Harry Forsberg, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Nardo Henestrosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Douglas Ahlstedt in the 91st minute of the match.