U21 World League

MAURO ARENA
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nicola Zalewski got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, Nicola Zalewski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eate Marines was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Celestino Fandiño received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Zeng Di Ang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mauro's Zeng Di Ang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ismael Becerro in the 11th minute of play. Eate Marines made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nicola Zalewski in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute of the match, Nicola Zalewski got a very nice opportunity to score, but Eate Marines was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 16 minutes, Serapio Falces mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC and the Mauro players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Mauro booed when JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serapio Falces didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mauro's Stefan Lundblad couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 17th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC. Ismael Becerro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Zeng Di Ang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee gave JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC a penalty, 29 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Galo Espin, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Mauro's Zeng Di Ang. 1-1. After 31 played minutes Mauro got a freekick which was hit by Nicola Zalewski. Eate Marines made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Nicola Zalewski sent off a good shot on target. 34 minutes into the match, Mauro's goal looked a bit too open when Ismael Becerro came free, but Zeng Di Ang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 36 minutes, Ludomir Banaszak managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mauro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ludomir Banaszak was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zeng Di Ang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ismael Becerro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zbyszek Marud kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. When Adam Zacharczyk fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mauro's protests and gave Adam Zacharczyk a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Mauro's Adam Zacharczyk got a free kick in the 46th minute. 47 minutes into the match, JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's Galo Espin broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Celestino Fandiño was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Nicola Zalewski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mauro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicola Zalewski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eate Marines didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adam Zacharczyk went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. 57 minutes into the match, JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's Celestino Fandiño sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zeng Di Ang narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 65 minutes into the match, Mauro's goal looked a bit too open when Suero Escrig came free, but Zeng Di Ang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Mauro's goalkeeper Zeng Di Ang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ismael Becerro. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nicola Zalewski during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Mauro's Nicola Zalewski got a free kick in the 68th minute. Zeng Di Ang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celestino Fandiño, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Ismael Becerro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Zeng Di Ang made a huge save. Serapio Falces hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. 80 minutes into the match, Mauro's goalkeeper Zeng Di Ang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ismael Becerro. With a little luck, Mauro's Zeng Di Ang got control of the ball when Ismael Becerro tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Suero Escrig came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC 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 Suero Escrig couldn't finish the play. Adam Zacharczyk took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eate Marines. Eate Marines dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. After 90 minutes of play Mauro's Adam Zacharczyk was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Adam Zacharczyk kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Zeng Di Ang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Suero Escrig, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 93 minutes, Rafel Llama managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rafel Llama was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. During the 96th minute of the match Nicola Zalewski completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Nicola Zalewski a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC booed when Mauro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicola Zalewski didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Mauro fans cheered their team off the field, for while JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.