U21 World League

Catatumbo Park
Spectators: 7734 (Terracing: 5802, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) Blåränderna's Marius Pașcanu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Niklas Kilstedt hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Batista Dianas short, quick shot in the 3rdth minute got Olof Bergren to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Reynardo Arrate sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Batista Diana didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-0 via right post in the game's 9th minute. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! Batista Diana recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 15 minutes into the match, Batista Diana notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Blåränderna's Olof Bergren. Olof Bergren was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With his leg Olof Bergren managed to avoid a goal in the 18thth minute, when Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Batista Diana fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Reynardo Arrate received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Olof Bergren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Batista Diana's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 22ndth minute, Olof Bergren skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 24 minutes into the game, Marius Pașcanu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Blåränderna's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Imperio Catatumbo de Lara the free kick. Marius Pașcanu kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. With his leg Olof Bergren managed to avoid a goal in the 26thth minute, when Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Batista Diana fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A hard shot 30 in the game by Batista Diana from a close distance when the talented Olof Bergren managed to make a qualified save. Blåränderna's players were relieved. Batista Diana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Batista Diana had several of the Blåränderna's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 34 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 4-0 score and a disappointed Olof Bergren as he didn't even see the shot coming. 37 minutes into the match, Batista Diana had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Olof Bergren. Blåränderna's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Batista Diana was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Olof Bergren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Batista Diana in the 40th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Batista Diana in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Olof Bergren prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Batista Diana stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53rd play minutes Batista Diana shot 6-0, a short shot which went by Olof Bergren and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Blåränderna's goalkeeper Olof Bergren, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 58 minutes into the match, Eloi Bermudo notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Blåränderna's Olof Bergren. Olof Bergren was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Niklas Kilstedt charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Niklas Kilstedt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Osmundo Puertas was substituted for Eloi Bermudo. In the 63rd minute of the match Aureo Valenciaga shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Olof Bergren showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Osmundo Puertas has a good shot, but didn't show it this time. The shot went over the crossbar in the 66th minute. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara made a substitution. Nicolao Valderramal replaced Reynardo Arrate. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara made a substitution. Saturnin Lozada replaced Valentin Azpeitia. If Batista Diana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Olof Bergren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Batista Diana, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Batista Diana's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Olof Bergren read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. After having played for 77 minutes, Osmundo Puertas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's supporters crossed their fingers, but Osmundo Puertas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 79 minutes into the match, Blåränderna's goal looked a bit too open when Batista Diana came free, but Olof Bergren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olof Bergren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Batista Diana in the 81st minute of play. In the 83rd minute Batista Diana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olof Bergren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Niklas Kilstedt was shown his second yellow card after 85 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After having played for 87 minutes, Osmundo Puertas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's supporters crossed their fingers, but Osmundo Puertas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Blåränderna's goalkeeper Olof Bergren, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 92nd minute, Frans Lindberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd minute, Batista Diana made a precise shot to the right of Olof Bergren. Blåränderna's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. Osmundo Puertas's late challenge caught a Blåränderna's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Osmundo Puertas helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Osmundo Puertas got a free kick in the 96th minute. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.