U21 World League

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 7214 (Terracing: 5704, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 10) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Barnaba Bazylnikov started the match with the kick off. Rigoberto Ilixo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jedrzej Kempski, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 6th minute Deng Bang Xiang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Andrzejewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rigoberto Ilixo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jedrzej Kempski in the 9th minute of play. After 13 played minutes Astros de México got a freekick which was hit by Fábio Pena. In the 15th minute, Napoleon Literski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rigoberto Ilixo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Rigoberto Ilixo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Napoleon Literski in the 19th minute of play. In the 20th minute, one of Astros de México:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Astros de México. In the 29th minute, Jose Ubarna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guido Salomon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jan Andrzejewski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. Guido Salomon who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 39thth minute tested the skills of Jan Andrzejewski when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 41st minute Waldemar Domaracki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rigoberto Ilixo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rigoberto Ilixo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Waldemar Domaracki in the 43rd minute of play. Rigoberto Ilixo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jimmy Berardi, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Astros de México made a substitution. Claudio Suárez replaced Jose Dolfo. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Guido Salomon was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barnaba Bazylnikov in the 54th minute of play forced Astros de México's goalkeeper Rigoberto Ilixo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Astros de México's zone, Waldemar Domaracki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rigoberto Ilixo came out of the goal and Waldemar Domaracki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guido Salomon in the 58th minute of play forced Zgierskie Zlewy's goalkeeper Jan Andrzejewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Barnaba Bazylnikov during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Zgierskie Zlewy getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Barnaba Bazylnikov hit a great ball. In the 61st match minute, Zgierskie Zlewy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Barnaba Bazylnikov to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Astros de México's Joaquin Soter got a free kick in the 63rd minute. When Stefan Bugajski fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zgierskie Zlewy's protests and gave Stefan Bugajski a yellow card for diving instead. Stefan Bugajski hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute, Jedrzej Kempski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rigoberto Ilixo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Claudio Suárez hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute, Napoleon Literski 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. Guido Salomon recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Zgierskie Zlewy getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Waldemar Domaracki hit a great ball. In the 94th match minute, Astros de México was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guido Salomon to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Waldemar Domaracki managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zgierskie Zlewy's supporters rose to their feet, but Waldemar Domaracki was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rigoberto Ilixo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Astros de México fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Zgierskie Zlewy were clearly better and deserved to take the win.