U21 World League

Altar 1283 Stadyum
Spectators: 7968 (Terracing: 5977, Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 158) An unexpectedly hard shot by Honorio Quico in the 3rd minute of play forced Altar SK 1283's goalkeeper Batuhan Yalazan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute Hao Ning Chao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Higinio Polo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, ZORZAL01's Higinio Polo got control of the ball when Kai Havertz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Higinio Polo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kai Havertz in the 20th minute. Luis-Alfredo Amorebieta received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Higinio Polo came out and tried to block the shot, but Luis-Alfredo Amorebieta slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 23rd minute. The audience was convinced that Ladislao Jaunzuria's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Batuhan Yalazan was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by Altar SK 1283's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Julian Iratzeder was slow to take the kick. During this time ZORZAL01's players had a chance to rest. Gregorio Cortez made a great header on ZORZAL01's corner, it was just that Altar SK 1283's Batuhan Yalazan managed to reach the ball for a save. 36 minutes into the match, ZORZAL01's goal looked a bit too open when Hao Ning Chao came free, but Higinio Polo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kai Havertz in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Higinio Polo saved ZORZAL01 from getting behind. Altar SK 1283's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Wojciech Pracki in the 37th minute. The corner led Altar SK 1283's Wojciech Pracki to fire away a dangerous shot which Higinio Polo despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Higinio Polo made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Luis-Alfredo Amorebieta sent off a good shot on target. In the last second Higinio Polo throw himself and got hold of the ball when Kai Havertz in the 42ndth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 44th minute, Wojciech Pracki left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Altar SK 1283 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0.

54 minutes into the match, Altar SK 1283's goalkeeper Batuhan Yalazan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arsenio Maldonado. In the 55th minute Hao Ning Chao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Higinio Polo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Honorio Quico put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Batuhan Yalazan. Lucio Ermano kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. In the 65th minute, one of ZORZAL01:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for ZORZAL01. Higinio Polo had in the 68thth minute some difficulties stopping Wojciech Pracki's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Altar SK 1283's goalkeeper Batuhan Yalazan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Honorio Quico. Demircan Lokman's late challenge caught a ZORZAL01's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Demircan Lokman helped the player get up and apologised. After 74 played minutes Altar SK 1283 got a freekick which was hit by Demircan Lokman. Higinio Polo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hao Ning Chao in the 78th minute of the match. Luis-Alfredo Amorebieta scored 4-1 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Higinio Polo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Altar SK 1283 had won after a very even match.