U23 World League

El Santuario
Spectators: 8610 (Terracing: 6458, Seating: 1980, VIP seats: 172) Lambe Conchas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes in the game Cornelio Todor did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Emanuel Badea. Jiang Lei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lambe Conchas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jean Van Damme came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Cura del Futbol's Celso Fix. But to his dismay, Celso Fix quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 14th minute Robert-Jan Lewandowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jiang Lei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner led StardustRevolution's Rune Malmström to fire away a dangerous shot which Jiang Lei despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 20th match minute, Cura del Futbol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ignacy Marosz to maneuver through the defense. 22 minutes into the game, Cornelio Todor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. StardustRevolution's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cura del Futbol the free kick. Through an outstanding action, after 28 minutes, Jiang Lei successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Cura del Futbol's Jiang Lei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lambe Conchas in the 30th minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Celso Fix ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jean Van Damme was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Celso Fix kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. With a little luck, Cura del Futbol's Jiang Lei got control of the ball when Robert-Jan Lewandowski tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Zhuang Xi Xi fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cura del Futbol's protests and gave Zhuang Xi Xi a yellow card for diving instead. In the 47th match minute, Cura del Futbol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zhuang Xi Xi to maneuver through the defense. The StardustRevolution players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Cura del Futbol were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Celso Fix to make the kick off. 57 minutes into the match, Robert-Jan Lewandowski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jiang Lei. Cura del Futbol's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Robert-Jan Lewandowski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celso Fix in the 60th minute of play forced StardustRevolution's goalkeeper Jean Van Damme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, StardustRevolution's Jean Van Damme got control of the ball when Celso Fix tried to sneak it across the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, StardustRevolution's goalkeeper Jean Van Damme had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Celso Fix. StardustRevolution made a substitution. Gabriel Salvino replaced Robert-Jan Lewandowski. In the 85th match minute, StardustRevolution was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Millrick to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, StardustRevolution's Jean Van Damme got control of the ball when Celso Fix tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jean Van Damme made an important save on a dangerous shot by Celso Fix in the 88th minute. A collision led to StardustRevolution getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Cornelio Todor hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Remigio Argina in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jiang Lei saved Cura del Futbol from getting behind. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Cura del Futbol had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.