U21 World League

Estadio del Humo
Spectators: 7604 (Terracing: 5704, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 151) Robert-Jan Weedsgaard started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Sergio Romero stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vitaliy Tinkov's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. Bernardino Joachim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Svyatoslav Botvinnikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, The Waldos's Saturnino Llin got a free kick in the 6th minute. Svyatoslav Botvinnikov made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Bernardino Joachim sent off a good shot on target. Sergio Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitaliy Tinkov in the 15th minute of play. In the 16th match minute, FC Barcelona Lassa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonid Lagunov to maneuver through the defense. FC Barcelona Lassa's Svyatoslav Botvinnikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert-Jan Weedsgaard in the 17th minute of play. Svyatoslav Botvinnikov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert-Jan Weedsgaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 21 played minutes FC Barcelona Lassa got a freekick which was hit by Andrey Timonin. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Zinoviy Kornilov managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Barcelona Lassa's supporters rose to their feet, but Zinoviy Kornilov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sergio Romero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 27 minutes into the match, FC Barcelona Lassa's goal looked a bit too open when Fulgencio Ederono came free, but Svyatoslav Botvinnikov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the The Waldos defense, Leonid Lagunov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sergio Romero. The The Waldos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sergio Romero should have stopped the shot. Leonid Lagunov scored 0-2 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sergio Romero, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Vitaliy Tinkov scored 0-3 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sergio Romero, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 40th minute Robert-Jan Weedsgaard suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. 40 minutes into the game, Andrey Timonin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Barcelona Lassa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Waldos the free kick. In the 40th minute, one of FC Barcelona Lassa:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC Barcelona Lassa. After the first half FC Barcelona Lassa were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vitaliy Tinkov was the one to do the kick off. The Waldos's Sergio Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Esipov in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andres Corderall in the 53rd minute of play forced FC Barcelona Lassa's goalkeeper Svyatoslav Botvinnikov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, The Waldos's Saturnino Llin got a free kick in the 57th minute. Sergio Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Bushinskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roman Esipov got free with Sergio Romero in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 67th match minute, The Waldos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celso Illan to maneuver through the defense. In the 70th minute, Andres Corderall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sergio Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vitaliy Tinkov in the 75th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andres Corderall in the 77th minute of play forced FC Barcelona Lassa's goalkeeper Svyatoslav Botvinnikov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute Saturnino Llin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Svyatoslav Botvinnikov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Barcelona Lassa's Svyatoslav Botvinnikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andres Corderall in the 83rd minute of play. In the 86th minute of the match, Zinoviy Kornilov got a very nice opportunity to score, but Sergio Romero was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Vitaliy Beilin hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. The The Waldos supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching FC Barcelona Lassa's performance. The match ended with a win for FC Barcelona Lassa.