U23 World League

SLOVAKIA Stadium
Spectators: 7774 (Terracing: 5831, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) Matúš Sedlák started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Milan Starss kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Gerardo Elia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Su Per, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Gerardo Elia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matúš Sedlák in the 9th minute. After 10 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for V.K.DRINK Hermanovce! After a defensive mix-up in Chacarita Futsal's zone, Matúš Sedlák stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gerardo Elia came out of the goal and Matúš Sedlák tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 16th minute, Matúš Sedlák made a precise shot to the right of Gerardo Elia. Chacarita Futsal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Gerardo Elia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matúš Sedlák, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Evaristo Perez in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Róbert Migaš saved V.K.DRINK Hermanovce from getting behind. Róbert Migaš took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evaristo Perez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matúš Sedlák recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Chacarita Futsal's Gerardo Elia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matúš Sedlák in the 29th minute of play. With a little luck, Chacarita Futsal's Gerardo Elia got control of the ball when Matúš Sedlák tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 35th minute of the match Chacarita Futsal got a corner. V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cecilio Michael ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Chacarita Futsal's corner Esteve Pero fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Róbert Migaš quite easily take care of the ball. In the 36th match minute, Chacarita Futsal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milan Starss to maneuver through the defense. Evaristo Perez took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Róbert Migaš. Róbert Migaš dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's Róbert Migaš played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evaristo Perez in the 48th minute of play. The V.K.DRINK Hermanovce players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Chacarita Futsal were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Evaristo Perez to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Matúš Sedlák shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerardo Elia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gerardo Elia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Richard Podlubný in the 55th minute of the match. When V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's Matúš Sedlák in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chacarita Futsal's goalie prevented a goal. V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's Róbert Migaš proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save V.K.DRINK Hermanovce from getting a goal against them. Gerardo Elia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matúš Sedlák in the 61st minute of the match. 64 minutes had been played when some careless play by V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cecilio Michael was slow to take the kick. During this time Chacarita Futsal's players had a chance to rest. 66 minutes into the match, Chacarita Futsal's goal looked a bit too open when Matúš Sedlák came free, but Gerardo Elia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gerardo Elia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ondrej Tobiáš in the 67th minute of the match. Milan Starss charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Milan Starss the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 68th minute, Milan Starss hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's Lluciano Jaraba got a free kick in the 70th minute. After 72 minutes, Daniel Quintan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chacarita Futsal and the V.K.DRINK Hermanovce players grew even worse after the yellow card. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matúš Sedlák in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gerardo Elia saved Chacarita Futsal from getting behind. Gerardo Elia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Richard Podlubný, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gerardo Elia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Su Per's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. After taking down the ball on V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's corner Pacho Króner fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gerardo Elia quite easily take care of the ball. The audience was convinced that Evaristo Perez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Róbert Migaš was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. If Blas Tonete had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 97th minute, Esteve Pero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Chacarita Futsal walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.