U21 World League

Katowice Bogucice
Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5593, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Tequileros FC's Epifanio Fernandez 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. Eugenio Tulio charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eugenio Tulio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 2 played minutes Tequileros FC got a freekick which was hit by Eugenio Tulio. After 8 minutes of play, Tequileros FC's Epifanio Fernandez made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maksymilian Fronczak was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nicolas Mel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boleslaw Kissel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Boleslaw Kissel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Nicolas Mel made a huge save. Nicolas Mel made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Bartlomiej Miodek sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Epifanio Fernandez in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Maksymilian Fronczak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Tequileros FC's Eugenio Tulio got a free kick in the 26th minute. Nicolas Mel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boleslaw Kissel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute Boleslaw Kissel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas Mel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Katowice i Kluczbork booed when Tequileros FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicanor Mikelats didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 32 played minutes, Katowice i Kluczbork's Adam Gacek shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nicolas Mel came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Katowice i Kluczbork reached it. Maksymilian Fronczak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Epifanio Fernandez in the 35th minute of play. 38 minutes into the game, Tequileros FC's Epifanio Fernandez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Maksymilian Fronczak made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After the first half Tequileros FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Boleslaw Kissel to strike the kick off in the second half. During the 51st minute of the match Eugenio Tulio completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Eugenio Tulio a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 52 played minutes Tequileros FC got a freekick which was hit by Eugenio Tulio. Leonardo Perpinya's late challenge caught a Katowice i Kluczbork's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leonardo Perpinya helped the player get up and apologised. Leonardo Perpinya hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boleslaw Kissel in the 55th minute of play forced Tequileros FC's goalkeeper Nicolas Mel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maksymilian Fronczak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Epifanio Fernandez in the 59th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Katowice i Kluczbork's goal looked a bit too open when Ciriaco Jokin came free, but Maksymilian Fronczak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicolas Mel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boleslaw Kissel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bartlomiej Miodek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Genaro Lopes charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Genaro Lopes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 77th minute, Genaro Lopes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leonardo Perpinya fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maksymilian Fronczak having to interfere. In the 84th minute Epifanio Fernandez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maksymilian Fronczak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute, Tequileros FC's Epifanio Fernandez dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Nicolas Mel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryszard Bilicki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Katowice i Kluczbork fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Tequileros FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.