U21 World League

Estadio Jalisco
Spectators: 8200 (Terracing: 6150, Seating: 1886, VIP seats: 164) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edoardo Pasin started the match with the kick off. In the 11th match minute, Kingpins was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mao Hai Zhen to maneuver through the defense. In the 12th minute of the match Mehdi Dündaroğlu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bixente Poli showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 15th minute, Lu Qing Ang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 19thth minute of the game Cevat Birsel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kingpins's Bixente Poli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bixente Poli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edoardo Pasin in the 20th minute of the match. Bixente Poli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edoardo Pasin in the 20th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, Kingpins's Yan Guo Qiang sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edvin van der Sar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Kingpins's Lu Qing Ang got a free kick in the 22nd minute. In the 25th minute, Josep Casanova hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 27th minute of the match Mehdi Dündaroğlu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bixente Poli showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Yan Guo Qiang charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yan Guo Qiang the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Yan Guo Qiang hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cillian Murphy in the 33rd minute of play forced Kingpins's goalkeeper Bixente Poli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 34 played minutes Kingpins got a freekick which was hit by Achraf Hakimi. In the 37th minute, Mehdi Dündaroğlu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bixente Poli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edoardo Pasin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Kingpins defense, Edoardo Pasin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bixente Poli. The Kingpins fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bixente Poli should have stopped the shot. Bixente Poli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edoardo Pasin, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Yan Guo Qiang stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Bixente Poli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edoardo Pasin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kingpins made a substitution. Harry Sjö replaced Pål Hammarström. Kingpins's Victorino Euloxu was substituted for Ramiro Estavan. Kingpins made a substitution. Torbjörn Hake replaced Yan Guo Qiang. The supporters of Senator S.A.K booed when Kingpins was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Achraf Hakimi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edoardo Pasin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Bixente Poli made a huge save. With a little luck, Kingpins's Bixente Poli got control of the ball when Cevat Birsel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Senator S.A.K's Alfredo Llanos was substituted for Edoardo Pasin. In the 63rd match minute, Senator S.A.K was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mehdi Dündaroğlu to maneuver through the defense. 1-2 became the score in the 64th minute when Victorino Euloxu elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Bixente Poli made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Alfredo Llanos sent off a good shot on target. Senator S.A.K's Edvin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torbjörn Hake in the 75th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Cevat Birsel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Senator S.A.K's supporters rose to their feet, but Cevat Birsel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bixente Poli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 84 minutes, Mehdi Dündaroğlu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Senator S.A.K and the Kingpins players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 84 played minutes Senator S.A.K got a freekick which was hit by Mehdi Dündaroğlu. Bixente Poli made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Alfredo Llanos sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victorino Euloxu in the 88th minute of play forced Senator S.A.K's goalkeeper Edvin van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 93 minutes into the match, Kingpins's goalkeeper Bixente Poli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alfredo Llanos. When Senator S.A.K's Alfredo Llanos in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kingpins's goalie prevented a goal. The Kingpins supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Senator S.A.K's performance. The match ended with a win for Senator S.A.K.