U21 World League

Mandarinero
Spectators: 7737 (Terracing: 5804, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dušan Engler started the match with the kick off. Václav Židek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lesardo Abello, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After a rather tough play, FC Kukova's Róbert Greman got a free kick in the 3rd minute. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Dušan Engler sped through La Mandarina Mecánica's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tanio Abeita. Tanio Abeita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ondrej Olejár, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leobardo Abajas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Václav Židek having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leobardo Abajas in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Václav Židek prevented the ball from getting in the gole. FC Kukova's Václav Židek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leobardo Abajas in the 20th minute of play. Tanio Abeita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samo Beck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 24 minutes La Mandarina Mecánica's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dušan Engler who took care of the corner kick. Dušan Engler made a great header on FC Kukova's corner, it was just that La Mandarina Mecánica's Tanio Abeita managed to reach the ball for a save. Samo Beck kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Dušan Engler hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. If Leobardo Abajas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, FC Kukova's Pavol Ondáš got a free kick in the 30th minute. Tanio Abeita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ondrej Olejár, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Tanio Abeita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dušan Engler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes into the match, La Mandarina Mecánica's goal looked a bit too open when Ondrej Olejár came free, but Tanio Abeita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th match minute, La Mandarina Mecánica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Favila Abalos to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Václav Židek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tibalt Abellaneda in the 55th minute of play. La Mandarina Mecánica's Tanio Abeita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ondrej Olejár in the 59th minute of play. Leobardo Abajas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ondrej Olejárs short, quick shot in the 69thth minute got Tanio Abeita to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Tanio Abeita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samo Beck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 72 played minutes La Mandarina Mecánica got a freekick which was hit by Tibalt Abellaneda. Dušan Engler could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Tanio Abeita made a huge save. In the 81st minute, Lesardo Abello made a precise shot to the right of Václav Židek. FC Kukova's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Ondrej Olejár took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Tanio Abeita to make any attempt to save it. Favila Abalos charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Favila Abalos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 91 played minutes La Mandarina Mecánica got a freekick which was hit by Favila Abalos. Tanio Abeita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dušan Engler, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After a rather tough play, FC Kukova's Dušan Engler got a free kick in the 93rd minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. FC Kukova had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.