U21 World League

Montjuic
Spectators: 7514 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wlodzimierz Raszek took the kick off in the first half of the match. David Villa scored 1-0 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Federico Elduayen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 11th minute Czeslaw Piczak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Federico Elduayen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Villa received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Federico Elduayen came out and tried to block the shot, but David Villa slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 12th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's goal looked a bit too open when David Villa came free, but Federico Elduayen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 24 minutes of play, Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's Larry Estoyanoff made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edgar Rzeszutko was left in no man's land by his defense there! Benth Vedelsgaard took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 27th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Edgar Rzeszutko. FC Catalonia's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Larry Estoyanoff fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgar Rzeszutko having to interfere. Edgar Rzeszutko stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Larry Estoyanoff's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. After a rather tough play, FC Catalonia's Bernard Kowalski got a free kick in the 36th minute. Larry Estoyanoff sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 42 minutes into the match, Czeslaw Piczak dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Federico Elduayen, 3-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Larry Estoyanoff stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The Real de Carmelo 2021 FC fans' excitement grew in the 51st match minute when Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's Larry Estoyanoff looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Larry Estoyanoff received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Edgar Rzeszutko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cristián Rodriguez in the 63rd minute. Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's Federico Elduayen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wlodzimierz Raszek in the 65th minute of play. After 67 played minutes FC Catalonia got a freekick which was hit by Czeslaw Piczak. After 73 minutes, Cristián Rodriguez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real de Carmelo 2021 FC and the FC Catalonia players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 74th minute, Cristián Rodriguez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edgar Rzeszutko made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Larry Estoyanoff sent off a good shot on target. If Czeslaw Piczak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gilbert Kostrzewski charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gilbert Kostrzewski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 88 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Catalonia! After a rather tough play, Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's Oxarra Cistero got a free kick in the 97th minute. Frederick Navarro kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernard Kowalski in the 98th minute of play forced Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's goalkeeper Federico Elduayen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Catalonia were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Real de Carmelo 2021 FC to leave the ground with a draw.