U23 World League

Bellagio
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cacá Cabaña took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Paulinho Guará had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sylwester Coadã kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Krister Koch recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ocean´s Eleven's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Krister Koch in the 15th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Ocean´s Eleven's goal looked a bit too open when Grzegorz Countess came free, but Sven-Olof Örtendal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sven-Olof Örtendal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Grzegorz Countess went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Sven-Olof Örtendal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Grzegorz Countess went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. In the 46th minute there was a penalty for Predator Team. Prudencio Txerran stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sven-Olof Örtendal. 2-3. The Ocean´s Eleven players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Predator Team were winning 2-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Paulinho Guará stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ocean´s Eleven's Sven-Olof Örtendal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Prudencio Txerran in the 52nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paulinho Guará in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Miroslaw Noworolnik saved Predator Team from getting behind. Grzegorz Countess hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Cacá Cabaña's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sven-Olof Örtendal was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. In the 65th minute, Grzegorz Countess left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Predator Team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. If Ulrik Kristiansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Ocean´s Eleven's Paulinho Guará in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Predator Team's goalie prevented a goal. Sven-Olof Örtendal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Grzegorz Countess in the 76th minute. After 85 played minutes Predator Team got a freekick which was hit by Simon Ammann. The supporters of Predator Team booed when Ocean´s Eleven was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ingvar Hjortsberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 88 played minutes Ocean´s Eleven got a freekick which was hit by Edvard Arhenius. Sven-Olof Örtendal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cacá Cabaña in the 88th minute of the match. Predator Team's Grzegorz Countess got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cacá Cabaña sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Predator Team's Grzegorz Countess slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Sven-Olof Örtendal. That made the score 2-5 after 94 minutes of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Predator Team walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.