U23 World League

Elías Figueroa Brand
Spectators: 9400 (Terracing: 7050, Seating: 2162, VIP seats: 188) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Moisés Marquez made the kick off which started today's match. The crowd rose to their feet as Moisés Marquez kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bai Kun De. That made the score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. Bai Kun De showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kazimierz Patora, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. 9 minutes into the match, Valpo UXX's goal looked a bit too open when Timmy Henriksson came free, but Oto Pattama reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wu Qi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Oto Pattama read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. After 15 minutes Samurai's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Adan Manny who took care of the corner kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Moisés Marquez in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bai Kun De prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Samurai booed when Valpo UXX was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrián Frick didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oto Pattama showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pat Lloret in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 26th minute, Wu Qi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moisés Marquez in the 28th minute of play forced Samurai's goalkeeper Bai Kun De to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oto Pattama took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timmy Henriksson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bai Kun De made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moisés Marquez in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute of the match Valpo UXX got a corner. Samurai's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Adan Manny ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Samurai's goalie and right to Elazar Martinich. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Samurai's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timmy Henriksson in the 35th minute of play forced Valpo UXX's goalkeeper Oto Pattama to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the match, Valpo UXX's goal looked a bit too open when Pat Lloret came free, but Oto Pattama reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valpo UXX's Oto Pattama played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wu Qi in the 39th minute of play. In the 41st minute of the match, Moisés Marquez got a very nice opportunity to score, but Bai Kun De was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pat Lloret in the 44th minute of play forced Valpo UXX's goalkeeper Oto Pattama to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valpo UXX's Oto Pattama played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wu Qi in the 45th minute of play. 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 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wu Qi to strike the kick off in the second half. Oto Pattama made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pat Lloret in the 52nd minute of play. Oto Pattama took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pat Lloret, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juan Cristóbal Fuente hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. A collision led to Valpo UXX getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Adan Manny hit a great ball. 58 minutes into the match, Valpo UXX's goal looked a bit too open when Wu Qi came free, but Oto Pattama reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Valpo UXX's Oto Pattama got control of the ball when Timmy Henriksson tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Kazimierz Patora had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valpo UXX made a substitution. Black Noir replaced Jaime Estebano. Samurai made a substitution. Esbjörn Hultstrand replaced Timmy Henriksson. Oto Pattama didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wu Qi went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Valpo UXX's Oto Pattama played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wu Qi in the 78th minute of play. Valpo UXX's Oto Pattama played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wu Qi in the 82nd minute of play. In the 84th minute, Valpo UXX's Estefan Colsa seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Estefan Colsa the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Valpo UXX protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Estefan Colsa had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 83rd minute of the game. One of Valpo UXX:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Samurai:s goal. In the 85th minute, Wu Qi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Samurai fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Oto Pattama took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wu Qi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 89 minutes Valpo UXX's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pat Lloret who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Esbjörn Hultstrand managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 92 minutes into the game, Samurai's Wu Qi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Oto Pattama made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. The Samurai players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.