U21 World League

Artemio Franchi
Spectators: 7793 (Terracing: 5846, Seating: 1792, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dušan Engler made the kick off which started today's match. In the 6th match minute, ACF Fiorentina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benito Txeru to maneuver through the defense. In the 8th minute, Dušan Engler made a precise shot to the right of Daniel Lertxun. ACF Fiorentina's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in ACF Fiorentina's zone, Ondrej Olejár stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Daniel Lertxun came out of the goal and Ondrej Olejár tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 16 minutes into the game, Boris Trizna was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Kukova's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ACF Fiorentina the free kick. In the 16th minute, Boris Trizna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 19 minutes into the match, Ondrej Olejár notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of ACF Fiorentina's Daniel Lertxun. Daniel Lertxun was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 22nd minute, Ondrej Olejár hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Lertxun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tibor Bajza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute, Samo Beck made a precise shot to the right of Daniel Lertxun. ACF Fiorentina's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind ACF Fiorentina's goalkeeper Daniel Lertxun, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samo Beck in the 33rd minute of play forced ACF Fiorentina's goalkeeper Daniel Lertxun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ACF Fiorentina's Daniel Lertxun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ondrej Olejár in the 37th minute of play. After 43 played minutes FC Kukova got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Halgoš. 46 minutes into the match, Silvio Lavalle notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of FC Kukova's Václav Židek. Václav Židek was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Silvio Lavalle to strike the kick off in the second half. If Esteban Eutropio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, ACF Fiorentina's Benito Txeru got a free kick in the 58th minute. ACF Fiorentina made a substitution. Mauro Chaime replaced Inocencio Loco. Benito Txeru hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Václav Židek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvio Lavalle, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Salvador Maraman during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, ACF Fiorentina's Salvador Maraman got a free kick in the 69th minute. Daniel Lertxun made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dušan Engler in the 70th minute. In the 71st minute, Salvador Maraman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dušan Engler got free with Daniel Lertxun in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daniel Lertxun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ondrej Olejár in the 81st minute of play. In the 82nd match minute, FC Kukova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Róbert Hargaš to maneuver through the defense. 83 minutes into the game, Dušan Engler was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Kukova's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ACF Fiorentina the free kick. After 88 played minutes ACF Fiorentina got a freekick which was hit by Fabio Chinto. 90 minutes into the match, ACF Fiorentina's goalkeeper Daniel Lertxun had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dušan Engler. Mauro Chaime fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Václav Židek having to interfere. 93 minutes into the game, Ivan Halgoš was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Kukova's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ACF Fiorentina the free kick. When the match was over FC Kukova could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ACF Fiorentina throughout the match.