U23 World League

Jackals Stadium
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Carolo Tanio kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Psycho-Circus's Omar Abeitia got a free kick in the 2nd minute. A hard shot by Lóránd Szalay from long distance, 3 minutes into the match, got Paul Stanley's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After a rather tough play, Sakálok's Norbert Bencsik got a free kick in the 10th minute. Delmiro Matteo succeeded in the game's 17th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Félix Domonkos got free with Paul Stanley in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 28th minute Gaston Cedro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Szabolcs Szélesi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fernan Eufemio kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Olivér Harsányi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sakálok's supporters rose to their feet, but Olivér Harsányi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paul Stanley breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Szabolcs Szélesi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaston Cedro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Psycho-Circus's Carolo Tanio in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sakálok's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Sakálok's Zoltán Borsó slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Paul Stanley. That made the score 1-1 after 33 minutes of play. Szabolcs Szélesi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaston Cedro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 46 played minutes Psycho-Circus got a freekick which was hit by Erasmo Bieito. 47 minutes into the match, Félix Domonkos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paul Stanley. Psycho-Circus's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Félix Domonkos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Félix Domonkos to make the kick off. In the 54th minute Delmiro Matteo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Szabolcs Szélesi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 58 minutes, Celestino Mantzio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Psycho-Circus and the Sakálok players grew even worse after the yellow card. Szabolcs Szélesi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaston Cedro in the 61st minute of play. Sakálok's Szabolcs Szélesi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carolo Tanio in the 66th minute of play. Paul Stanley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Félix Domonkos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 71 played minutes Psycho-Circus got a freekick which was hit by Fernan Eufemio. Psycho-Circus made a substitution. Marcelino Lartaun replaced Carolo Tanio. A collision led to Psycho-Circus getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Fernan Eufemio hit a great ball. Attila Nagy took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 73rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Paul Stanley. Psycho-Circus's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Delmiro Matteo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sakálok's Szabolcs Szélesi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Sakálok from getting a goal against them. Paul Stanley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Félix Domonkos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zoltán Borsó kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. The long shot by Isidro Vincente in the 94th minute really tested Szabolcs Szélesi's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Szabolcs Szélesi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaston Cedro in the 98th minute of the match. Sakálok were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Psycho-Circus for a fine match.