U21 World League

Sorocayómetro
Spectators: 8085 (Terracing: 6065, Seating: 1859, VIP seats: 161) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Robbin De Ruyter started the match with the kick off. Danilo Santxol stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Filiberto Bernebe's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. When Mikolaj Ratulowski came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Zero Gravity fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mikolaj Ratulowski couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Zero Gravity's Filip Tzenov got a free kick in the 17th minute. When Jacobus Sommers fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zero Gravity's protests and gave Jacobus Sommers a yellow card for diving instead. In the 36th minute Tadeo Elorri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Caetano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Danilo Santxol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robbin De Ruyter, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Filiberto Bernebe might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Danilo Santxol. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Filiberto Bernebe ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Robbin De Ruyter's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Danilo Santxol was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Danilo Santxol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikolaj Ratulowski in the 41st minute of play. Soroca F.C.'s Danilo Santxol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robbin De Ruyter in the 44th minute of play. Zero Gravity were awarded a corner in the 48th minute after Soroca F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Matías Roganov took the corner. Zero Gravity's Matías Roganov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Danilo Santxol in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Tadeo Elorri made the kick off in the second half. Mikolaj Ratulowski might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Danilo Santxol. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mikolaj Ratulowski ran back to his position shaking his head. Jorge Caetano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tadeo Elorri in the 58th minute of play. Honorato Tolino hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. If Tadeo Elorri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Qin Fei Chao's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Danilo Santxol was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Qin Fei Chao put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Danilo Santxol. In the 71st minute, Domingo Fernandes 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. In the 75th minute of the match, Qin Fei Chao tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Danilo Santxol saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a defensive mix-up in Soroca F.C.'s zone, Filiberto Bernebe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Danilo Santxol came out of the goal and Filiberto Bernebe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 81st minute, Zero Gravity's Mikolaj Ratulowski dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Mikolaj Ratulowski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Danilo Santxol made a huge save. In the 88th minute Qin Fei Chao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danilo Santxol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute Wawrzyniec Iwanowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danilo Santxol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 95 played minutes Zero Gravity got a freekick which was hit by Filiberto Bernebe. Zero Gravity's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.