U21 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 8030 (Terracing: 6024, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gao Zhen Chao got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Kukova United's goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo Erruki came free, but Anıl Baran Uslu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Marcelo Bermudo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cavallino Rampante II's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcelo Bermudo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anıl Baran Uslu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zeledon Fagondo stood somewhat misplaced when Gao Zhen Chao came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 9 minute. 13 minutes into the game, Gustavo Erruki cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Anıl Baran Uslu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 17 played minutes Kukova United got a freekick which was hit by Ľubomír Jurášek. Anıl Baran Uslu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Corderro in the 18th minute of the match. In the 22ndth minute of the game Gao Zhen Chao who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cavallino Rampante II's Zeledon Fagondo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 25th minute Gustavo Erruki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anıl Baran Uslu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute of the match, Gao Zhen Chao tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Zeledon Fagondo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Cavallino Rampante II's Zeledon Fagondo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gao Zhen Chao in the 27th minute of play. Anıl Baran Uslu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Corderro, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Zeledon Fagondo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gao Zhen Chao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Ivan Galoša fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kukova United's protests and gave Ivan Galoša a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Cavallino Rampante II booed when Kukova United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Galoša didn't get a good kick on the ball. Filomeno Ignatius charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Filomeno Ignatius the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Filomeno Ignatius kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Zeledon Fagondo acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 41st minute, took the ball on the long shot from František Bera. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Corderro to make the kick off. Cavallino Rampante II's Zeledon Fagondo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Galoša in the 51st minute of play. In the 53rd minute, František Bera 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. Zeledon Fagondo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gao Zhen Chao, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 58th minute Gao Zhen Chao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zeledon Fagondo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute Ivan Galoša shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zeledon Fagondo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 59 minutes into the game, Gustavo Erruki was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cavallino Rampante II's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kukova United the free kick. When Bohuslav Lehotzký fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kukova United's protests and gave Bohuslav Lehotzký a yellow card for diving instead. After 63 played minutes Kukova United got a freekick which was hit by Bohuslav Lehotzký. Anıl Baran Uslu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Corderro in the 66th minute of the match. After 70 minutes of play, Cavallino Rampante II's Tomas Corderro made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anıl Baran Uslu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kukova United made a substitution. Ľubomír Považský replaced František Bera. Anıl Baran Uslu made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Marcelo Bermudo sent off a good shot on target. Klas Vallgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marek Karafiát recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Kukova United's Bohuslav Lehotzký got a free kick in the 86th minute. 90 minutes into the match, Cavallino Rampante II's goal looked a bit too open when Marek Karafiát came free, but Zeledon Fagondo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anıl Baran Uslu was out of position in the 91 minute of play, and Marcelo Bermudo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Marcelo Bermudo really showed his touch with that goal: 2-4.