U23 World League

Estádio do Minho
Spectators: 7800 (Terracing: 5851, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zbyszko Gdaniec started the match with the kick off. Roman Zima hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 8 minutes into the match, Bajbusy Fabian-a's Germán Cano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ivan Ribeiro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ivan Ribeiro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Germán Cano went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Aquilino Zarco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Kajetan Zagrobelny made a huge save. In the 15th minute, Germán Cano made a precise shot to the right of Ivan Ribeiro. Minho FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Iaki Albizua kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Ivan Ribeiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Germán Cano's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. 24 minutes into the match, Germán Cano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ivan Ribeiro. Minho FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Germán Cano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Germán Cano scored 0-4 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ivan Ribeiro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Minho FC's Ivan Ribeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zbyszko Gdaniec in the 33rd minute of play. Jurek Prochko took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 37th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ivan Ribeiro. Minho FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Jurek Prochko hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. After 40 minutes of play, Bajbusy Fabian-a's Germán Cano made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ivan Ribeiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-5 lead.

Germán Cano scored 1-7 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ivan Ribeiro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Saúl Passos was shown his second yellow card after 64 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Minho FC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Saúl Passos hit a great ball. In the 69th match minute, Bajbusy Fabian-a was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iaki Albizua to maneuver through the defense. Ivan Ribeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Germán Cano in the 71st minute of play. Ivan Ribeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Germán Cano in the 74th minute of play. Zbyszko Gdaniec could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Ivan Ribeiro made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Minho FC's zone, Jurek Prochko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Ribeiro came out of the goal and Jurek Prochko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Bajbusy Fabian-a's Germán Cano in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Minho FC's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Germán Cano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bajbusy Fabian-a's supporters rose to their feet, but Germán Cano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivan Ribeiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Minho FC were furious when Zeferino Peixoto was red carded, 88 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 87 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Minho FC! When the match had been going on for 90 minutes, Bajbusy Fabian-a's Jurek Prochko got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Ivan Ribeiro. Bajbusy Fabian-a's attentive Patryk Ptaszek managed to snatch the ball when Aquilino Zarco made a throw-in in the 93rd minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Germán Cano got free with Ivan Ribeiro in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bajbusy Fabian-a's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.