U23 World League

LKS AREA
Spectators: 7583 (Terracing: 5688, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joaquim Pereta kicked off to start the match. Lukasz Marek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xoan Barbera, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Xoan Barbera was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Walme Labandera spun around in front of the goal 12 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Lyna Lidzbark Warminski's goal. The audience was convinced that Xoan Barbera's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lukasz Marek was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Jacek Galaska fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Froila Espin having to interfere. Lyna Lidzbark Warminski's Lukasz Marek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xoan Barbera in the 17th minute of play. Maciej Giejda hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Froila Espin was a little too slow when Szymon Sobczak got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 23rd minute. The score was now 1-0. Lukasz Marek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xoan Barbera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Xoan Barbera might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lukasz Marek. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Xoan Barbera ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xoan Barbera in the 34th minute of play forced Lyna Lidzbark Warminski's goalkeeper Lukasz Marek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Golden Dragón F.C's Xoan Barbera in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lyna Lidzbark Warminski's goalie prevented a goal. If Szymon Sobczak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Golden Dragón F.C's Xoan Barbera in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lyna Lidzbark Warminski's goalie prevented a goal. When Xoan Barbera fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Golden Dragón F.C's protests and gave Xoan Barbera a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Lyna Lidzbark Warminski booed when Golden Dragón F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xoan Barbera didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 44th minute, Tymoteusz Kasprzak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lukasz Marek came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Golden Dragón F.C's Xoan Barbera. But to his dismay, Xoan Barbera quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Szymon Sobczak to make the kick off. Lukasz Marek was out of position in the 51 minute of play, and Xoan Barbera capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Xoan Barbera really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. After 54 played minutes Golden Dragón F.C got a freekick which was hit by Rius Elvira. When Maciej Giejda fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lyna Lidzbark Warminski's protests and gave Maciej Giejda a yellow card for diving instead. Xoan Barbera received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Lukasz Marek came out and tried to block the shot, but Xoan Barbera slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 59th minute. In the 63rdth minute of the game Xoan Barbera who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lyna Lidzbark Warminski's Lukasz Marek was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Joaquim Pereta's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 66thth minute, Lukasz Marek skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Lyna Lidzbark Warminski's Lukasz Marek proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Lyna Lidzbark Warminski from getting a goal against them. In the 68th minute, Xoan Barbera reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lukasz Marek. The goal made the score 1-4. Walme Labandera hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. After 75 played minutes Golden Dragón F.C got a freekick which was hit by Walme Labandera. When Lyna Lidzbark Warminski's Jacek Galaska in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Golden Dragón F.C's goalie prevented a goal. Xoan Barbera might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lukasz Marek. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Xoan Barbera ran back to his position shaking his head. 79 minutes into the match, Lyna Lidzbark Warminski's goal looked a bit too open when Xoan Barbera came free, but Lukasz Marek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes in the game Chaime Alamon did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Walme Labandera. With his leg Lukasz Marek managed to avoid a goal in the 84thth minute, when Golden Dragón F.C's Xoan Barbera fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Szymon Sobczak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Froila Espin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 95 played minutes Golden Dragón F.C got a freekick which was hit by Chorche Torrescassana. In the 96th minute of the match Szymon Sobczak shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Froila Espin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Golden Dragón F.C eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.