U21 World League

Gigante de Alberdi
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 79) 2 minutes into the game, Zbyszko Sowa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SHADOW's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Piratas FC the free kick. The supporters of Piratas FC booed when SHADOW was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zbyszko Sowa didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zula Trochowski in the 14th minute of play forced Piratas FC's goalkeeper Aaron Maria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 16 minutes, Zeledon Laffitte managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Piratas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zeledon Laffitte was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 18 minutes into the game, Florian Gongola threw the ball into play from the sideline. Piratas FC's Dalmacio Rik quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Aaron Maria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zula Trochowski in the 21st minute of play. Zeledon Laffitte fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adam Fikus having to interfere. Piratas FC's Aaron Maria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pawel Rzegotka in the 29th minute of play. Aaron Maria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zula Trochowski in the 31st minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, SHADOW's goal looked a bit too open when Nunez Hernandez came free, but Adam Fikus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 33 played minutes Nunez Hernandez rounded SHADOW's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Aaron Maria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zbigniew Dobrzechowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. SHADOW's defense didn't have a chance, in the 39th minute, when Nunez Hernandez scored to the left of an out of position Adam Fikus, making the score, 2-0. A sloppy throw-in by Aleksander Gniewek in the 45th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Piratas FC's Dalmacio Rik. In the 46th minute, Nunez Hernandez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zbigniew Dobrzechowski made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Piratas FC's goalkeeper Aaron Maria had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zula Trochowski. Adam Fikus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nunez Hernandez in the 55th minute of the match. 56 minutes into the game, Pawel Rzegotka was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SHADOW's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Piratas FC the free kick. The supporters of Piratas FC booed when SHADOW was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pawel Rzegotka didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luis Txartiko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Zula Trochowski took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aaron Maria. Aaron Maria 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. Adam Fikus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nunez Hernandez, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Adam Fikus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nunez Hernandez, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Nunez Hernandez might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adam Fikus. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nunez Hernandez ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 73rd minute, Nunez Hernandez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adam Fikus was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Aaron Maria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zbigniew Dobrzechowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Piratas FC's Nunez Hernandez got his second yellow card of the match in the 80th minute. The referee ordered Nunez Hernandez off the ground. In the 81st minute, Nunez Hernandez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aaron Maria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zbigniew Dobrzechowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Piratas FC made a substitution. Angel Isusko replaced Luis Txartiko. After 95 minutes, Zeledon Laffitte mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Piratas FC and the SHADOW players grew even worse after the yellow card. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Piratas FC had won after a very even match.