U21 World League

ZORZAL01
Spectators: 7966 (Terracing: 5976, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 158) Kai Havertz made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of ZORZAL01 booed when Altar SK 1283 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hao Ning Chao didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicanor Fero in the 8th minute of play forced Altar SK 1283's goalkeeper Batuhan Yalazan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Higinio Polo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wojciech Pracki in the 9th minute of the match. Higinio Polo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis-Alfredo Amorebieta, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. 18 minutes into the game, Edgardo Nardo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ZORZAL01's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Altar SK 1283 the free kick. In the 18th minute, Edgardo Nardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 22nd match minute, Altar SK 1283 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hao Ning Chao to maneuver through the defense. Julian Iratzeder kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Higinio Polo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kai Havertz, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Lucio Ermano's late challenge caught a Altar SK 1283's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lucio Ermano helped the player get up and apologised. Lucio Ermano kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. With a little luck, Altar SK 1283's Batuhan Yalazan got control of the ball when Edgardo Nardo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Edgardo Nardo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Batuhan Yalazan made a huge save. When Wojciech Pracki came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Altar SK 1283 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 Wojciech Pracki couldn't finish the play. Arsenio Maldonado kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Batuhan Yalazan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edgardo Nardo in the 45th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nicanor Fero stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to ZORZAL01 getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Cristo Hurko hit a great ball. Higinio Polo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kai Havertz in the 53rd minute of play. Lucio Ermano kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Altar SK 1283's Petrică Lamru got a free kick in the 56th minute. In the 59th minute, Cristo Hurko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 59 minutes into the match, ZORZAL01's goalkeeper Higinio Polo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Demircan Lokman. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis-Alfredo Amorebieta in the 62nd minute of play forced ZORZAL01's goalkeeper Higinio Polo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luis-Alfredo Amorebieta kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. In the 66th match minute, Altar SK 1283 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis-Alfredo Amorebieta to maneuver through the defense. 72 minutes into the match, ZORZAL01's goalkeeper Higinio Polo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luis-Alfredo Amorebieta. When Nicanor Fero came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the ZORZAL01 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 Nicanor Fero couldn't finish the play. Altar SK 1283 made a substitution. Anıl Ege Refettin replaced Özkan Nurbay. After a rather tough play, Altar SK 1283's Anıl Ege Refettin got a free kick in the 76th minute. Batuhan Yalazan came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by ZORZAL01's Edgardo Nardo. But to his dismay, Edgardo Nardo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Higinio Polo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kai Havertz in the 80th minute of play. 88 minutes into the game, Luis-Alfredo Amorebieta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Higinio Polo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match had gone on for 95 minutes, Luis-Alfredo Amorebieta took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Higinio Polo to make any attempt to save it. Altar SK 1283's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.