U21 World League

Asunción
Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5784, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Made in Paraguay's Ruy Igartua started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With an all-out effort, Made in Paraguay's Menti Progo threw himself towards the right post 3 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Best Killer, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The long shot by Seber Negrete in the 5th minute really tested Menti Progo's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Vincente Monzon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sidrit Nikolla in the 10th minute of play. Menti Progo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Best Killer in the 32nd minute of play. In the 32nd match minute, Made in Paraguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Malvin Pelegrina to maneuver through the defense. In the 35th minute Best Killer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Menti Progo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the game, Ramiz Duro threw the ball into play from the sideline. Made in Paraguay's Seber Negrete quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Seber Negrete received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Menti Progo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Genci Lezha charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Genci Lezha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Polonia Division getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Genci Lezha hit a great ball. Menti Progo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ruy Igartua showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 42 minute of play. The long shot by Seber Negrete in the 46th minute really tested Menti Progo's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Genci Lezha kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Menti Progo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruy Igartua, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. If Ruy Igartua had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Best Killer in the 57th minute of play forced Polonia Division's goalkeeper Menti Progo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enkelejd Hazgani scored 1-2 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vincente Monzon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 65th minute, Joseba Font hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ruy Igartua came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Made in Paraguay 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 Ruy Igartua couldn't finish the play. Made in Paraguay's Rutenio Bodelon was substituted for Iratxo Acosta. The audience was convinced that Locaio Jerez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Menti Progo was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Ruy Igartua sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 83rd match minute, Made in Paraguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Malvin Pelegrina to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th minute Enkelejd Hazgani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vincente Monzon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ruy Igartua received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Menti Progo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 91 minutes into the match, Locaio Jerez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Menti Progo. Polonia Division's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Locaio Jerez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. After 94 minutes of play, Made in Paraguay's Ruy Igartua made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Menti Progo was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Made in Paraguay players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.