U23 World League

La Fortaleza
Spectators: 7446 (Terracing: 5586, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Miguel Gilabert got the match started through his kick off. When Aaron Sansone fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ATLETICO TOSODELMA's protests and gave Aaron Sansone a yellow card for diving instead. After 5 played minutes ATLETICO TOSODELMA got a freekick which was hit by Aaron Sansone. 6 minutes into the match, Miguel Gilabert had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Robustiano Domiku. ATLETICO TOSODELMA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Miguel Gilabert was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Hilario Sandaili blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eske Aksel having to make a save. Hilario Sandaili received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Eske Aksel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When ATLETICO TOSODELMA's Hilario Sandaili in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Zabaleta's goalie prevented a goal. Hilario Sandaili kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Robustiano Domiku didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Micah Vesović went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 30th minute, Aaron Sansone left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ATLETICO TOSODELMA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. After a defensive mix-up in ATLETICO TOSODELMA's zone, Micah Vesović stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robustiano Domiku came out of the goal and Micah Vesović tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eske Aksel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hilario Sandaili's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. In the 40th minute Hilario Sandaili shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eske Aksel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andy Claes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jurand Kaczanka lost his temper 47 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 47th minute, one of La Zabaleta:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for La Zabaleta. 2-2 came in the 50th minute when Denis Basajaun all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Eske Aksel. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hilario Sandaili to make the kick off. La Zabaleta's Eske Aksel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hilario Sandaili in the 59th minute of play. In the 64th minute, Micah Vesović ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Robustiano Domiku was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Miguel Gilabert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. La Zabaleta's Micah Vesović got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 82 played minutes La Zabaleta got a freekick which was hit by Micah Vesović. In the 85th match minute, La Zabaleta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Erasto to maneuver through the defense. Eske Aksel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hilario Sandaili's shot from short distance in the 97th minute. La Zabaleta's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.