U21 World League

Royal Masters Arena
Spectators: 7778 (Terracing: 5834, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wawrzyniec Iwanowski kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Wawrzyniec Iwanowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Delmar Mel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Delmar Mel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wawrzyniec Iwanowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benjamin Kemen charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benjamin Kemen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 5 minutes into the game, one of Masters United F.C.:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Modesto Ranolfo kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Delmar Mel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wawrzyniec Iwanowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Masters United F.C. getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Modesto Ranolfo hit a great ball. After 12 played minutes Masters United F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Modesto Ranolfo. After 15 played minutes Zero Gravity got a freekick which was hit by Filip Tzenov. In the 15th minute of the match, Matias Quintun tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jorge Caetano saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 16 minutes into the match, Filiberto Bernebe had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Delmar Mel. Masters United F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Filiberto Bernebe was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Delmar Mel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabrijel Sandalj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wawrzyniec Iwanowski in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Delmar Mel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jorge Caetano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Modesto Ranolfo, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 29th minute, Bob De Loose hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 41 minutes into the match, Masters United F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Wawrzyniec Iwanowski came free, but Delmar Mel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Zero Gravity's Wawrzyniec Iwanowski in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Masters United F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Matias Quintun to strike the kick off in the second half. Delmar Mel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filiberto Bernebe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 51st minute, Fernando Romero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 58 minutes into the match, Zero Gravity's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando Romero came free, but Jorge Caetano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gabrijel Sandalj charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gabrijel Sandalj the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Masters United F.C. booed when Zero Gravity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabrijel Sandalj didn't get a good kick on the ball. Delmar Mel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wawrzyniec Iwanowski's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filiberto Bernebe in the 73rd minute of play forced Masters United F.C.'s goalkeeper Delmar Mel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Masters United F.C.'s Delmar Mel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikolaj Ratulowski in the 78th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Wawrzyniec Iwanowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Delmar Mel was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Zero Gravity's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.