U23 World League

Duff Stadium
Spectators: 7946 (Terracing: 5960, Seating: 1828, VIP seats: 158) AFC United's Egun Galan 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amado Inautzi in the 5th minute of play forced AFC United's goalkeeper Cisco Rubial to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 7 played minutes los nadies got a freekick which was hit by Duta Halim. Jason Fieldhouse took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cisco Rubial. Cisco Rubial dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. AFC United's Cisco Rubial played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kartal Başar in the 19th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Hulk Paraíba notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of AFC United's Cisco Rubial. Cisco Rubial was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 24th minute Jason Fieldhouse shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cisco Rubial saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AFC United's Cisco Rubial played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amado Inautzi in the 26th minute of play. Cisco Rubial took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hulk Paraíba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jhonny Evans charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jhonny Evans the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 32nd match minute, AFC United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jhonny Evans to maneuver through the defense. Cisco Rubial made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hulk Paraíba in the 33rd minute of play. Cisco Rubial made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kartal Başar in the 37th minute of play. Matan Goleš made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Egun Galan in the 40th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Alberto Alda left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. 45 minutes into the match, AFC United's goal looked a bit too open when Amado Inautzi came free, but Cisco Rubial reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the AFC United defense, Hulk Paraíba kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cisco Rubial. The AFC United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cisco Rubial should have stopped the shot. The AFC United players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. los nadies were winning 1-4.

In the 55th minute Alberto Alda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matan Goleš saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute Kartal Başar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cisco Rubial saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hulk Paraíba got free with Cisco Rubial in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 69 minutes into the game, Amado Inautzi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Cisco Rubial was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cisco Rubial showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kartal Başar, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Alberto Alda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matan Goleš having to interfere. A collision led to AFC United getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Jhonny Evans hit a great ball. Cisco Rubial was out of position in the 81 minute of play, and Hulk Paraíba capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hulk Paraíba really showed his touch with that goal: 1-6. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hulk Paraíba got free with Cisco Rubial in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cisco Rubial showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hulk Paraíba, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 89th minute, los nadies's Kartal Başar ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cisco Rubial. Cisco Rubial yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-7. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amado Inautzi got free with Cisco Rubial in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 93rd minute, Amado Inautzi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cisco Rubial. The goal made the score 1-8.