U23 World League

Anfield Road
Spectators: 8083 (Terracing: 6063, Seating: 1859, VIP seats: 161) Pihl United's Valentin Beckeman 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. In the 7th minute of the match, Hubert Berggren tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rosario Escarza saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Gustav Wallengren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Du Yuan Chao in the 8th minute of the match. When LVCVS AVGVSTI's Du Yuan Chao in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pihl United's goalie prevented a goal. Gustav Wallengren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Du Yuan Chao in the 14th minute of the match. Rosario Escarza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Beckeman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gustav Wallengren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronny Skytt in the 20th minute of play. Gustav Wallengren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronny Skytt in the 25th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute of the match, Hubert Berggren tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rosario Escarza saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Gustav Wallengren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baldomero Chano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gustav Wallengren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baldomero Chano, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Gustav Wallengren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baldomero Chano in the 36th minute of play. Martin Hedlund received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rosario Escarza came out and tried to block the shot, but Martin Hedlund slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 37th minute. After 46th play minutes Du Yuan Chao shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Gustav Wallengren and just under the crossbar into goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Du Yuan Chao made a kick off. In the 51st minute Martin Hedlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rosario Escarza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th match minute, Pihl United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ball Balla to maneuver through the defense. When Ronny Skytt came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the LVCVS AVGVSTI 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 Ronny Skytt couldn't finish the play. 58 minutes into the match, Ronny Skytt notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Pihl United's Gustav Wallengren. Gustav Wallengren was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Du Yuan Chao in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gustav Wallengren saved Pihl United from getting behind. Rosario Escarza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Hedlund in the 63rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, LVCVS AVGVSTI's Ronny Skytt got a free kick in the 64th minute. After some careless play in the LVCVS AVGVSTI defense, Valentin Beckeman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rosario Escarza. The LVCVS AVGVSTI fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rosario Escarza should have stopped the shot. LVCVS AVGVSTI made a substitution. Quirce Salan replaced Ronny Skytt. LVCVS AVGVSTI made a substitution. Dominic Toretto replaced Aníbal Ríos. Rosario Escarza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hubert Berggren, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Rosario Escarza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hubert Berggren, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After 76 played minutes Du Yuan Chao rounded Pihl United's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-3. Gustav Wallengren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quirce Salan, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Pihl United's goal looked a bit too open when Quirce Salan came free, but Gustav Wallengren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Pihl United's Chico Dias got a free kick in the 86th minute. After 89 minutes, Baldomero Chano made it 2-4 with a short kick to the right side. Pihl United's Gustav Wallengren tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Rosario Escarza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enrique Ferreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hubert Berggren recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Pihl United supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching LVCVS AVGVSTI's performance. The match ended with a win for LVCVS AVGVSTI.