U23 World League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 7577 (Terracing: 5683, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) José Ponce started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Rebelution's Angelo Souto got a free kick in the 4th minute. FC Goodfellas's Jürgen Sauna got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. José Ponce had several of the FC Goodfellas's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 6 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 1-0 score and a disappointed Roland Roosimägi as he didn't even see the shot coming. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Ponce in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roland Roosimägi saved FC Goodfellas from getting behind. 11 minutes into the game, Rebelution's Sixto Mon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roland Roosimägi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Saul Gaitano took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 15th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Roland Roosimägi. FC Goodfellas's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Ponce in the 17th minute of play forced FC Goodfellas's goalkeeper Roland Roosimägi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Rebelution fans' excitement grew in the 17th match minute when Rebelution's José Ponce looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Ponce in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roland Roosimägi saved FC Goodfellas from getting behind. Victor Evis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Roland Roosimägi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roland Roosimägi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Evis in the 26th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Rebelution's José Ponce slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Roland Roosimägi. That made the score 4-0 after 35 minutes of play. When Angelo Souto fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rebelution's protests and gave Angelo Souto a yellow card for diving instead. Angelo Souto hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Nestor Cortez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Heldur Lips in the 43rd minute of the match. José Ponce might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roland Roosimägi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. José Ponce ran back to his position shaking his head. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Heldur Lips was the one to do the kick off. If Jürgen Sauna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 66th minute, Heldur Lips left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Goodfellas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. Roland Roosimägi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Evis, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. After some careless play in the FC Goodfellas defense, José Ponce kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roland Roosimägi. The FC Goodfellas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roland Roosimägi should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that José Ponce's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roland Roosimägi was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. The supporters of FC Goodfellas booed when Rebelution was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelo Souto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Guido Hull charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guido Hull the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 78th minute, Guido Hull hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Rebelution booed when FC Goodfellas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Heldur Lips didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roland Roosimägi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Evis in the 80th minute of the match. The corner led Rebelution's Zacarias Natanael to fire away a dangerous shot which Roland Roosimägi despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 86th minute, Victor Evis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roland Roosimägi was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-1. FC Goodfellas's Roland Roosimägi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Ponce in the 90th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Ponce in the 93rd minute of play forced FC Goodfellas's goalkeeper Roland Roosimägi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Goodfellas's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.