U23 World League

El Coliseo
Spectators: 7537 (Terracing: 5654, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ari Hakanpää took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Pretorianos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alfred Ruohonen came free, but Paolo Urko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paolo Urko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ari Hakanpää, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alfred Ruohonen in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paolo Urko saved Pretorianos FC from getting behind. Paolo Urko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pauli Puhakainen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Kultapossukerho's Ari Hakanpää in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pretorianos FC's goalie prevented a goal. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pretorianos FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ari Hakanpää was slow to take the kick. During this time Kultapossukerho's players had a chance to rest. Paolo Urko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ari Hakanpää, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pretorianos FC's Paolo Urko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfred Ruohonen in the 42nd minute of play. Paolo Urko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andy Jackson, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lázaro Sayvion made a kick off. Pretorianos FC's Paolo Urko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfred Ruohonen in the 55th minute of play. With 67 minutes on the clock, 曲霖阳 commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. A collision led to Kultapossukerho getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. 曲霖阳 hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Kultapossukerho's zone, Ildefonso Bordat stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elbert Hand came out of the goal and Ildefonso Bordat tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Kultapossukerho's Petr Nakládal got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Pauli Puhakainen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paolo Urko having to interfere. After 81 played minutes Pretorianos FC got a freekick which was hit by Ildefonso Bordat. 82 minutes into the match, Pretorianos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alfred Ruohonen came free, but Paolo Urko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Alfred Ruohonen kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Paolo Urko. That made the score 0-2 in the 91 minute of play. In the 94th match minute, Kultapossukerho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hernan Leizarraga to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle sounded Kultapossukerho left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Pretorianos FC.