U18 World League

Arena Winters
Spectators: 7703 (Terracing: 5779, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bálint Újházi got the match started through his kick off. When Airborne FC's Hélio Terra in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Újlõrincfalva LC's goalie prevented a goal. Csanád Markó showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hélio Terra in the 10th minute of the match. In the 13th minute, Airborne FC's Hélio Terra ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Csanád Markó. Csanád Markó yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Gian-Carlo Van Damme's late challenge caught a Újlõrincfalva LC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gian-Carlo Van Damme helped the player get up and apologised. Gian-Carlo Van Damme hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Csanád Markó made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélio Terra in the 27th minute of play. After 30 minutes Újlõrincfalva LC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gian-Carlo Van Damme who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Airborne FC's Dênis Santos to a score. 2-0 in the 31st minute. A collision led to Újlõrincfalva LC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Róbert Hajdú hit a great ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hélio Terra to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Újlõrincfalva LC's goal looked a bit too open when Hélio Terra came free, but Csanád Markó reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54th minute, Sándor Döbrögi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hélio Terra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Csanád Markó tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee felt a red card was in order, 63 minutes into the game, when Zsolt Baranyi put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 62nd minute of the game. One of Újlõrincfalva LC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Airborne FC:s goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Elemér Pulai kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Diamantino de Queiroz. That made the score 2-1 in the 67 minute of play. Csanád Markó showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wanderson Silveira in the 72nd minute of the match. Bruno Madureira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Csanád Markó read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. In the 80th minute, Wanderson Silveira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Airborne FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. After 84 minutes of play, Újlõrincfalva LC's Elemér Pulai made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Diamantino de Queiroz was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Újlõrincfalva LC booed when Airborne FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno Madureira didn't get a good kick on the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Újlõrincfalva LC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Airborne FC.