U21 World League

PARS STADIUM
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tamás Lázár started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, PERSPOLIS's goal looked a bit too open when Tamás Lázár came free, but Virgilio Marcilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ireno Cordoba hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Balázs Görög kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Balázs Görög recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 11 minutes of play, PERSPOLIS's Baltazar Vives made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Krisztián Pál was left in no man's land by his defense there! Andrashida's defense didn't have a chance, in the 16th minute, when Baltazar Vives scored to the left of an out of position Krisztián Pál, making the score, 2-0. In the 21st minute, Tamás Lázár ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Virgilio Marcilla was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. 25 minutes into the match, Ponce Villalcazar dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Krisztián Pál, 3-1. In the 30th match minute, Andrashida was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfréd Szuper to maneuver through the defense. In the 32nd minute, Jaizki Lacorte got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Szilárd Török kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Andrashida's zone, Ponce Villalcazar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Krisztián Pál came out of the goal and Ponce Villalcazar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 39 minutes into the match, Andrashida's goal looked a bit too open when Ponce Villalcazar came free, but Krisztián Pál reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yanaki Kulinski hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Krisztián Pál made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Ponce Villalcazar sent off a good shot on target. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ponce Villalcazar was the one to do the kick off. After 51 minutes, Ireno Cordoba mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PERSPOLIS and the Andrashida players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 52 played minutes PERSPOLIS got a freekick which was hit by Ireno Cordoba. Krisztián Pál showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaizki Lacorte in the 57th minute of the match. Tamás Lázár could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Virgilio Marcilla made a huge save. A collision led to Andrashida getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Yanaki Kulinski hit a great ball. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Andrashida's goalkeeper Krisztián Pál, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jaizki Lacorte recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Balázs Görög recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 82ndth minute of the game Tamás Lázár who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PERSPOLIS's Virgilio Marcilla was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 85 played minutes Andrashida got a freekick which was hit by Szilárd Török. After having played for 86 minutes, Arash Lara managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PERSPOLIS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arash Lara was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Krisztián Pál showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaizki Lacorte, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 95 minutes into the game, PERSPOLIS's Ponce Villalcazar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Krisztián Pál made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. PERSPOLIS's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.