U23 World League

MDS Soccer Arena
Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5770, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lukasz Gmoch kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, Herminio Florian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 3 minutes into the match, MORPH's goal looked a bit too open when Lukasz Gmoch came free, but Gustavo-Hernán Martín Callens Asín reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zheng Di Xi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Feliu, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute of the match MORPH got a corner. MDS Soccer Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Orlando Lopez ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Rodrigo Feliu heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Lukasz Gmoch received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gustavo-Hernán Martín Callens Asín came out and tried to block the shot, but Lukasz Gmoch slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 10th minute. MORPH's Gustavo-Hernán Martín Callens Asín played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armandinho Brasil in the 14th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Rodrigo Feliu managed to get in a good position for a shot. MORPH's supporters rose to their feet, but Rodrigo Feliu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zheng Di Xi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 23 minutes into the match, MORPH's goal looked a bit too open when Armandinho Brasil came free, but Gustavo-Hernán Martín Callens Asín reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zheng Di Xi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rodrigo Feliu's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armandinho Brasil in the 27th minute of play forced MORPH's goalkeeper Gustavo-Hernán Martín Callens Asín to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zheng Di Xi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rodrigo Feliu's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Zheng Di Xi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rodrigo Feliu's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. If Guido Lorencio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zheng Di Xi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Feliu in the 35th minute of the match. Zheng Di Xi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Feliu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zheng Di Xi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rodrigo Feliu's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. Guido Lorencio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zheng Di Xi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play.

The wind increased when Rodrigo Feliu made the kick off in the second half. Guido Lorencio who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 50thth minute tested the skills of Zheng Di Xi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Zheng Di Xi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Feliu in the 52nd minute of play. In the 53rd minute of the match MORPH got a corner. MDS Soccer Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Orlando Lopez ran over to the corner to take the kick. Arturo Haritzeder was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armandinho Brasil in the 55th minute of play forced MORPH's goalkeeper Gustavo-Hernán Martín Callens Asín to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodrigo Felius short, quick shot in the 56thth minute got Zheng Di Xi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Zheng Di Xi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Feliu, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. MORPH made a substitution. Bayındır Sarıkaya replaced Rodrigo Feliu. Bayındır Sarıkaya sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 66 minutes into the match, MDS Soccer Club's goalkeeper Zheng Di Xi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bayındır Sarıkaya. After 71 minutes, Narciso Intxixu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MORPH and the MDS Soccer Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, Bayındır Sarıkaya took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Zheng Di Xi to make any attempt to save it. In the 77th minute, Bayındır Sarıkaya made a precise shot to the right of Zheng Di Xi. MDS Soccer Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. After 80 played minutes MORPH got a freekick which was hit by Arturo Haritzeder. 81 minutes into the match, MORPH's goal looked a bit too open when Vicente Cearense came free, but Gustavo-Hernán Martín Callens Asín reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bayındır Sarıkaya's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zheng Di Xi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as MORPH's Bayındır Sarıkaya slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Zheng Di Xi. That made the score 1-4 after 93 minutes of play. When the final whistle sounded MORPH left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than MDS Soccer Club.