U23 World League

Szombathely Aréna
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5641, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) La Scaloneta's Julián Álvarez started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. La Scaloneta's Ángel-Fabián Di María got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 6th minute, Lion Messi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Géza Gáls short, quick shot in the 10thth minute got Dibag Martinez to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Dibag Martinez made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Krisztián György sent off a good shot on target. In the 13th minute, Krisztián György reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dibag Martinez. The goal made the score 1-0. Dibag Martinez made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Géza Gál sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Szombathely Squirrels's zone, Julián Álvarez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Róbert Kormos came out of the goal and Julián Álvarez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Szombathely Squirrels getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Ferenc Jászberényi hit a great ball. Ángel-Fabián Di María received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Róbert Kormos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lion Messi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Róbert Kormos having to interfere. La Scaloneta's Dibag Martinez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save La Scaloneta from getting a goal against them. Szombathely Squirrels's Géza Gál got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lion Messi in the 36th minute of play forced Szombathely Squirrels's goalkeeper Róbert Kormos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julián Álvarez in the 40th minute of play forced Szombathely Squirrels's goalkeeper Róbert Kormos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute, Ferenc Jászberényi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Szombathely Squirrels's zone, Lion Messi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Róbert Kormos came out of the goal and Lion Messi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mihály Földesi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Artemio Naike kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Dibag Martinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dániel Szabadi, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 54th minute Lion Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Róbert Kormos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 55th minute of the match La Scaloneta got a corner. Szombathely Squirrels's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ángel-Fabián Di María ran over to the corner to take the kick. La Scaloneta's Ángel-Fabián Di María was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Róbert Kormos in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Dibag Martinez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zsolt Vörös, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Róbert Kormos made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Julián Álvarez sent off a good shot on target. In the 62ndth minute of the game Lion Messi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Szombathely Squirrels's Róbert Kormos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alexis Mac Allister kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. La Scaloneta made a substitution. Apolo Aurken replaced Lion Messi. In the 68th match minute, La Scaloneta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexis Mac Allister to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to La Scaloneta getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Artemio Naike hit a great ball. Dibag Martinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mihály Földesi, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Géza Gál struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Dibag Martinez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Szombathely Squirrels. Balázs Pálinkás kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. With a little luck, Szombathely Squirrels's Róbert Kormos got control of the ball when Julián Álvarez tried to sneak it across the goal line. La Scaloneta's Dibag Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Géza Gál in the 80th minute of play. In the 83rd play minute Julián Álvarez came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Róbert Kormos. 1-2. After 86 played minutes Szombathely Squirrels got a freekick which was hit by Zsolt Vörös. Ferenc Jászberényi hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Julián Álvarez got free with Róbert Kormos in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.