U23 World League

Estadio Medanitos
Spectators: 7707 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) Felix Txilar started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cyprian Jestrimski in the 4th minute of play forced Les Tigres's goalkeeper Clodoveo Rojas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Waldemar Naskrent showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zeledon Lizbeth, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Javier Chico kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Felix Txilar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Waldemar Naskrent was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. When Felix Txilar came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Les Tigres 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 Felix Txilar couldn't finish the play. Zeledon Lizbeth blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Waldemar Naskrent having to make a save. After 31 played minutes Les Tigres got a freekick which was hit by Celedonio Hermelando. Clodoveo Rojas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cyprian Jestrimski, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. 41 minutes into the match, Les Tigres's goal looked a bit too open when Herbert Kaminski came free, but Clodoveo Rojas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd minute Felix Txilar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waldemar Naskrent saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th match minute, FC Lupus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Herbert Kaminski to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cyprian Jestrimski was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andrzej Dabrowski during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Zeledon Lizbeth, 53 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Txilar in the 55th minute of play forced FC Lupus's goalkeeper Waldemar Naskrent to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Txilar in the 58th minute of play forced FC Lupus's goalkeeper Waldemar Naskrent to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Herbert Kaminski during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Lupus's Herbert Kaminski got a free kick in the 60th minute. In the 63rd minute, Jacek Dawiec hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Zeledon Lizbeth managed to get in a good position for a shot. Les Tigres's supporters rose to their feet, but Zeledon Lizbeth was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Waldemar Naskrent breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Waldemar Naskrent took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Txilar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Paulo Vincente fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Les Tigres's protests and gave Paulo Vincente a yellow card for diving instead. After 67 played minutes Les Tigres got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Vincente. In the 68th minute of the match Bernard Pliszka shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Clodoveo Rojas showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Felix Txilar came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Les Tigres 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 Felix Txilar couldn't finish the play. In the 74th minute, Felix Txilar got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 75 played minutes FC Lupus got a freekick which was hit by Zygmunt Sokol. In the 80th minute of the match, Andrzej Dabrowski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Clodoveo Rojas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Zeledon Lizbeth's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Waldemar Naskrent read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. Damian Rojas charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Damian Rojas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Damian Rojas kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. In the 91st minute, Cyprian Jestrimski reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Clodoveo Rojas. The goal made the score 0-1. When Felix Txilar fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Les Tigres's protests and gave Felix Txilar a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of FC Lupus booed when Les Tigres was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Txilar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roque Nahia's late challenge caught a FC Lupus's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roque Nahia helped the player get up and apologised. FC Lupus played a much better game than Les Tigres and deserved their victory. The Les Tigres players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.