U21 World League

Cielo di Tocopilla
Spectators: 8408 (Terracing: 6306, Seating: 1934, VIP seats: 168) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cristian Insaurralde started the match with the kick off. Radomil Bucyki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eren Tuygun, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Patxi Claude took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Ekhemos Kezdoglou to make any attempt to save it. In the 11th minute Alin Chiru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radomil Bucyki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stéphane Luxembourg's late challenge caught a Zorros del Desierto's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stéphane Luxembourg helped the player get up and apologised. Stéphane Luxembourg kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. When Sverker Zander came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Zorros del Desierto 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 Sverker Zander couldn't finish the play. In the 20th minute Alin Chiru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radomil Bucyki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 21 minutes into the game, FC Acatar's Eren Tuygun nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Radomil Bucyki made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Radomil Bucyki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eren Tuygun in the 23rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alin Chiru in the 28th minute of play forced Zorros del Desierto's goalkeeper Radomil Bucyki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the game, Cristian Insaurralde was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zorros del Desierto's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Acatar the free kick. The supporters of FC Acatar booed when Zorros del Desierto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian Insaurralde didn't get a good kick on the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Zorros del Desierto's goal looked a bit too open when Eren Tuygun came free, but Radomil Bucyki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Radomil Bucyki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eren Tuygun in the 39th minute of play. 46 minutes into the game, Elazar Dundan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zorros del Desierto's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Acatar the free kick. Elazar Dundan hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

Zorros del Desierto made a substitution. Jean Cruz replaced Cristian Insaurralde. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alin Chiru stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 60 minutes into the game, Eren Tuygun cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Radomil Bucyki was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 67 minutes of play FC Acatar's Stéphane Luxembourg was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, FC Acatar's Stéphane Luxembourg got a free kick in the 67th minute. In the 70th match minute, Zorros del Desierto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elazar Dundan to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd match minute, FC Acatar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul Taşcu to maneuver through the defense. Alfonso Parot took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 73rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ekhemos Kezdoglou. FC Acatar's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Patxi Claude in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ekhemos Kezdoglou prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 80 minutes into the match, Zorros del Desierto's goalkeeper Radomil Bucyki had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alin Chiru. Alin Chiru blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Radomil Bucyki having to make a save. 82 minutes into the match, FC Acatar's Alin Chiru sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Radomil Bucyki narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Elazar Dundan hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Ekhemos Kezdoglou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patxi Claude in the 86th minute of play. Ekhemos Kezdoglou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chiquito Escalante, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to FC Acatar getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Albert Grămescu hit a great ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FC Acatar walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.