U21 World League

La cancha del Fune
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lucjan Bara kicked off to start the match. Ruben Balesio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucjan Bara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Funebrero FC defense, Patryk Opat kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ruben Balesio. The Funebrero FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ruben Balesio should have stopped the shot. Fedaykin of Arrakeen's Piotr Furgat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidro Fero in the 20th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Fedaykin of Arrakeen's goal looked a bit too open when Isidro Fero came free, but Piotr Furgat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24th minute, Cyprian Zapolski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ruben Balesio was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. 34 minutes into the match, Cyprian Zapolski notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Funebrero FC's Ruben Balesio. Ruben Balesio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ruben Balesio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patryk Opat in the 37th minute of play. Piotr Furgat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eulalio Guillem in the 42nd minute of the match. Ruben Balesio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patryk Opat, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Moises Gines was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, Funebrero FC's Ruben Balesio got control of the ball when Cyprian Zapolski tried to sneak it across the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, Funebrero FC's goal looked a bit too open when Patryk Opat came free, but Ruben Balesio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Funebrero FC were furious when Atilano Intxixu was red carded, 64 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Klement Jaszcz walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Cyprian Zapolski's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ruben Balesio firmly grabbed it by the left post. Ruben Balesio was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cyprian Zapolski showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 71 minute of play. When Moises Gines came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Funebrero FC 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 Moises Gines couldn't finish the play. Miroslaw Turak took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ruben Balesio. Ruben Balesio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cyprian Zapolski got free with Ruben Balesio in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 85 minutes into the match, Funebrero FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lucjan Bara came free, but Ruben Balesio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 90 minutes into the match, Patryk Opat had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ruben Balesio. Funebrero FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Patryk Opat was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. Cyprian Zapolski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruben Balesio having to interfere. Isidro Fero hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. Ruben Balesio was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 98th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Miroslaw Turak. Piotr Furgat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Basilio Valiente, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fedaykin of Arrakeen's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.