U21 World League

Rey de Copas
Spectators: 7633 (Terracing: 5726, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Filip Mazurkiewicz started the match with the kick off. RED BULL MILANO TEAM's Przemyslaw Domaradzki managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Guido Abascal in the 3 minute of the game. Marcelino Atarrabi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abel Muc, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as GERLIROJO Ψ's Jonatan Evarado slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marcelino Atarrabi. That made the score 1-0 after 11 minutes of play. Emilio Ayala came free with the goalkeeper in the 13th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Marcelino Atarrabi could save by the left post. When Przemyslaw Domaradzki came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the RED BULL MILANO TEAM 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 Przemyslaw Domaradzki couldn't finish the play. 17 minutes into the match, Filip Mazurkiewicz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fidel Rik. GERLIROJO Ψ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Filip Mazurkiewicz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Filip Mazurkiewicz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice moves Emilio Ayala could shoot a difficult shot in the 39th minute, which Marcelino Atarrabi however easily saved by the left post. After a rather tough play, RED BULL MILANO TEAM's Przemyslaw Domaradzki got a free kick in the 41st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Filip Mazurkiewicz in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fidel Rik prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Marcelino Atarrabi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emilio Ayala's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

GERLIROJO Ψ's Aristides Oro was substituted for Emilio Ayala. RED BULL MILANO TEAM's Jurand Pasterski was substituted for Filip Mazurkiewicz. In the 55th minute, Jurand Pasterski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fidel Rik was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 58th minute, Aureliusz Hoffman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcelino Atarrabi came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by GERLIROJO Ψ's Aristides Oro. But to his dismay, Aristides Oro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. In the 69th minute, Jedrzej Bondel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Aristides Oro came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the GERLIROJO Ψ 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 Aristides Oro couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aristides Oro in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcelino Atarrabi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 82 minutes, Aristides Oro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GERLIROJO Ψ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aristides Oro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 97 minutes into the match, RED BULL MILANO TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Abel Muc came free, but Marcelino Atarrabi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the GERLIROJO Ψ players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.