U23 World League

Estadio Santa Gala
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Andi Oparaku got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Shyta in the 3rd minute of play forced Tiburones Rojos's goalkeeper Fabio Estebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vilson Topulli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Polonia Division's Menti Progo got control of the ball when Sixto Tristan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fabio Estebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andi Oparaku in the 10th minute of the match. Fabio Estebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andi Oparaku in the 14th minute of the match. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tiburones Rojos's goalkeeper Fabio Estebe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Polonia Division's Menti Progo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Polonia Division from getting a goal against them. In the 21st minute, Florencio Eufemio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabio Estebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilio Shyta, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruben Lorien in the 26th minute of play forced Polonia Division's goalkeeper Menti Progo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Tiburones Rojos's goal looked a bit too open when Emilio Shyta came free, but Fabio Estebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Polonia Division's Vilson Topulli in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tiburones Rojos's goalie prevented a goal. After 33 minutes, Esteve Dimas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tiburones Rojos and the Polonia Division players grew even worse after the yellow card. Esteve Dimas kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. In the 36thth minute of the game Emilio Shyta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tiburones Rojos's Fabio Estebe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 37th minute, Sixto Tristan made a precise shot to the right of Menti Progo. Polonia Division's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Shyta in the 41st minute of play forced Tiburones Rojos's goalkeeper Fabio Estebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute of the match Polonia Division got a corner. Tiburones Rojos's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Andi Oparaku ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 45th minute Ermir Demaci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabio Estebe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sixto Tristan was the one to do the kick off. If Emilio Shyta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Polonia Division's Andi Oparaku was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Fabio Estebe in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Fabio Estebe made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Nezir Bajrami sent off a good shot on target. Polonia Division's Menti Progo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sixto Tristan in the 68th minute of play. Menti Progo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sixto Tristan in the 69th minute of the match. In the 71st minute Andi Oparaku shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabio Estebe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Vilson Topulli came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Polonia Division 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 Vilson Topulli couldn't finish the play. Sixto Tristan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Menti Progo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Menti Progo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teofilo Venceslao in the 79th minute of the match. With a little luck, Tiburones Rojos's Fabio Estebe got control of the ball when Emilio Shyta tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Tiburones Rojos's Ruben Lorien got a free kick in the 90th minute. Menti Progo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sixto Tristan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tiburones Rojos were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Polonia Division for a fine match.