U23 World League

Mataldi
Spectators: 7653 (Terracing: 5743, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Norberto Iigo got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Norbert Nyíri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albano Betadur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 8 minutes into the game, Norbert Nyíri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SÉ SE's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AL TOKE FC the free kick. After 8 played minutes SÉ SE got a freekick which was hit by Norbert Nyíri. Albano Betadur came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by SÉ SE's Zalán Ibrahimovic. But to his dismay, Zalán Ibrahimovic quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. András Hámori recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Krisztián Bodonyi was out of position in the 19 minute of play, and Norberto Iigo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Norberto Iigo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. In the 25th minute András Hámori shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albano Betadur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, SÉ SE's Krisztián Bodonyi got control of the ball when Norberto Iigo tried to sneak it across the goal line. SÉ SE's Krisztián Bodonyi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save SÉ SE from getting a goal against them. 32 minutes into the game, SÉ SE's Zalán Ibrahimovic nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Albano Betadur made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. AL TOKE FC's Albano Betadur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zalán Ibrahimovic in the 34th minute of play. SÉ SE's Krisztián Bodonyi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norberto Iigo in the 40th minute of play. Krisztián Bodonyi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norberto Iigo in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, Norberto Iigo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Krisztián Bodonyi. The goal made the score 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norberto Iigo in the 47th minute of play forced SÉ SE's goalkeeper Krisztián Bodonyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zalán Ibrahimovic stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Albano Betadur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bulcsú Kárpáti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 54 minutes into the match, AL TOKE FC's goalkeeper Albano Betadur had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zalán Ibrahimovic. If András Hámori had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 60 played minutes SÉ SE got a freekick which was hit by Mátyás Csank. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erubiel Ermengol in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Krisztián Bodonyi saved SÉ SE from getting behind. After 69 minutes, Erubiel Ermengol mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AL TOKE FC and the SÉ SE players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 69 played minutes AL TOKE FC got a freekick which was hit by Erubiel Ermengol. Albano Betadur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zalán Ibrahimovic in the 71st minute of the match. 78 minutes into the match, Erubiel Ermengol had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Krisztián Bodonyi. SÉ SE's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Erubiel Ermengol was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. 83 minutes into the game, Levente Makkai threw the ball into play from the sideline. AL TOKE FC's Hector Urtzi quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Hector Urtzi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Krisztián Bodonyi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norberto Iigo, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Salvador Madaleno charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Salvador Madaleno the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of SÉ SE booed when AL TOKE FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salvador Madaleno didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling András Hámori in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Albano Betadur prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zalán Ibrahimovic's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 96thth minute, Albano Betadur skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. AL TOKE FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of SÉ SE for a fine match.