U23 World League

Estadio MANCHITA
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Anselmi Ruhanen made the kick off and thus started the match. If Ubaldo Orlin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's zone, Manu Nyyssönen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristian Federigo came out of the goal and Manu Nyyssönen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cristian Federigo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manu Nyyssönen, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Simon Cidro's late challenge caught a FC Jones's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Simon Cidro helped the player get up and apologised. MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 were awarded a corner in the 11th minute after FC Jones's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Zacarias Bermudez took the corner. The corner ended in Zacarias Bermudez almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Jones's Xu Chong Yuan did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Bidari in the 17th minute of play forced FC Jones's goalkeeper Xu Chong Yuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of FC Jones booed when MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ubaldo Orlin didn't get a good kick on the ball. 27 minutes into the game, Angelo Bidari was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Jones the free kick. In the 29th minute, Angelo Bidari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristian Federigo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anselmi Ruhanen's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Xu Chong Yuan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Bidari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42ndth minute of the game Anselmi Ruhanen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's Cristian Federigo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's goalkeeper Cristian Federigo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 45 minutes into the match, MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's goal looked a bit too open when Manu Nyyssönen came free, but Cristian Federigo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, FC Jones's Xu Chong Yuan got control of the ball when Modesto Eli tried to sneak it across the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Angelo Bidari to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's Angelo Bidari got a free kick in the 51st minute. 53 minutes into the game, Angelo Bidari cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Xu Chong Yuan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cristian Federigo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonni Pasoja, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. A collision led to MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Luis Soter hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jarmo Vainio in the 59th minute of play forced MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's goalkeeper Cristian Federigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xu Chong Yuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Modesto Eli in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Veeti Hietalahti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 booed when FC Jones was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Veeti Hietalahti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Xu Chong Yuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelo Bidari in the 75th minute of the match. Manu Nyyssönen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Cristian Federigo made a huge save. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's goalkeeper Cristian Federigo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ubaldo Orlin in the 85th minute of play forced FC Jones's goalkeeper Xu Chong Yuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Blas Lleir during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Blas Lleir hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. During the 91st minute of the match Simon Cidro completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Simon Cidro a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. If Anselmi Ruhanen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.