U21 World League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 7747 (Terracing: 5812, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) Silvestre Veronica hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. FC Nordsjælland's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Alfredo Iraunkor 6 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Carl-Johan Eriksson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvestre Veronica, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Silvestre Veronica sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 13 minutes into the match, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Borst came free, but Gerardo Beila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Carl-Johan Eriksson threw himself towards the right post 14 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alfredo Iraunkor, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 16 minutes into the match, FC Nordsjælland's goalkeeper Carl-Johan Eriksson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alfredo Iraunkor. 19 minutes into the match, FC Nordsjælland's goalkeeper Carl-Johan Eriksson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alfredo Iraunkor. When Niels Røi fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Nordsjælland's protests and gave Niels Røi a yellow card for diving instead. In the 20th minute, Niels Røi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfredo Iraunkor was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 20th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Gerardo Beila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Borst in the 22nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC Nordsjælland's zone, Anacleto Ciceron stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carl-Johan Eriksson came out of the goal and Anacleto Ciceron tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 27 minutes into the game, Dimitar Berbatov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Gerardo Beila was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 29 minutes into the match, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Borst came free, but Gerardo Beila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Nordsjælland were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Svensson took the corner. Daniel Svensson made a great header on FC Nordsjælland's corner, it was just that Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Gerardo Beila managed to reach the ball for a save. 38 minutes into the game, Alfredo Iraunkor recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Carl-Johan Eriksson. Alfredo Iraunkor showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. In the 44th minute there was a penalty for FC Nordsjælland. Andreas Schjelderup stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Gerardo Beila. 2-2. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

After a rather tough play, FC Nordsjælland's Nickolai Plagborg got a free kick in the 54th minute. Alfredo Iraunkor took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Carl-Johan Eriksson. FC Nordsjælland's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 56 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Nordsjælland's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alfredo Iraunkor was slow to take the kick. During this time Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's players had a chance to rest. Lino Castel struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Carl-Johan Eriksson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ. Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Gerardo Beila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitar Berbatov in the 60th minute of play. In the 62nd match minute, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erubiel Beltran to maneuver through the defense. Daniel Svensson kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. A hard and well directed shot from Alfredo Iraunkor led 64 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. FC Nordsjælland's Carl-Johan Eriksson became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 3-2. In the 72nd minute Silvestre Veronica shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carl-Johan Eriksson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Didrik Domi fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Nordsjælland's protests and gave Didrik Domi a yellow card for diving instead. Didrik Domi hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Carl-Johan Eriksson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvestre Veronica in the 85th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC Nordsjælland's Didrik Domi got a free kick in the 91st minute. In the 92nd minute, Alfredo Iraunkor 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. 95 minutes into the match, Silvestre Veronica had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carl-Johan Eriksson. FC Nordsjælland's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Silvestre Veronica was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ had won after a very even match.