U23 World League

Súper Arena Azul
Spectators: 8083 (Terracing: 6063, Seating: 1859, VIP seats: 161) MILLONARIOS FC's Seth Troxler started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. MILLONARIOS FC's Mike Maignan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severino Niva in the 3rd minute of play. If Willy Sauvestre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, MILLONARIOS FC's Roegelio Moyua got a free kick in the 8th minute. MILLONARIOS FC's Seth Troxler got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mike Maignan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Willy Sauvestre, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 15 minutes into the match, MILLONARIOS FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jaakob Fitriansyah came free, but Mike Maignan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Expresso Ranelagh's 狄政辰 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Expresso Ranelagh from getting a goal against them. 26 minutes into the game, Seth Troxler was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MILLONARIOS FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Expresso Ranelagh the free kick. In the 38thth minute of the game Willy Sauvestre who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MILLONARIOS FC's Mike Maignan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Expresso Ranelagh getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Melchor Ciceron hit a great ball. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Expresso Ranelagh's goalkeeper 狄政辰, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Expresso Ranelagh getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Severiano Osorio hit a great ball. The MILLONARIOS FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Expresso Ranelagh were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Willy Sauvestre stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celestino Urbez in the 55th minute of play forced MILLONARIOS FC's goalkeeper Mike Maignan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celestino Urbez in the 58th minute of play forced MILLONARIOS FC's goalkeeper Mike Maignan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 61 minutes, Mike Maignan successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The supporters of MILLONARIOS FC booed when Expresso Ranelagh was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Johan Sjöberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Sidro Torra came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the MILLONARIOS FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sidro Torra couldn't finish the play. 狄政辰 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seth Troxler in the 68th minute of the match. Expresso Ranelagh made a substitution. Matias Shevchenko replaced Celestino Urbez. 狄政辰 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seth Troxler in the 73rd minute of the match. Expresso Ranelagh made a substitution. Albino Lixandro replaced Severiano Osorio. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Seth Troxler managed to get in a good position for a shot. MILLONARIOS FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Seth Troxler was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 狄政辰 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, MILLONARIOS FC's Mike Maignan got control of the ball when Guido Carrillo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, MILLONARIOS FC's goalkeeper Mike Maignan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guido Carrillo. The Expresso Ranelagh supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Expresso Ranelagh would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.