U23 World League

Estadio Hacha y Tiza
Spectators: 7761 (Terracing: 5825, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Isaltino Maraschin kicked off to start the match. Theo Machado was a little too slow when Tytus Jaszcz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 7th minute. The score was now 2-0. Theo Machado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dante Rafe in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dante Rafe in the 13th minute of play forced Λstral Villains FC's goalkeeper Theo Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Metapalo FC's Theo Machado threw himself towards the right post 26 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tytus Jaszcz, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Theo Machado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tytus Jaszcz, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 37 minutes into the game, Martin Do was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Λstral Villains FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Metapalo FC the free kick. The supporters of Metapalo FC booed when Λstral Villains FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Do didn't get a good kick on the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Λstral Villains FC's goal looked a bit too open when Domingo Beltza came free, but Theo Machado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Akşemseddin Taran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isaltino Maraschin in the 41st minute of play. Λstral Villains FC's Theo Machado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Λstral Villains FC from getting a goal against them. Theo Machado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dante Rafe went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dante Rafe to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Λstral Villains FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tytus Jaszcz came free, but Theo Machado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Theo Machado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dante Rafe, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Theo Machado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dante Rafe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Λstral Villains FC's Theo Machado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tytus Jaszcz in the 69th minute of play. Theo Machado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Lekubegi in the 72nd minute of play. Simon Zetterberg kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, Metapalo FC's Dante Rafe sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Theo Machado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Dante Rafe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Theo Machado was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. 79 minutes into the match, Λstral Villains FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dante Rafe came free, but Theo Machado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute Tytus Jaszcz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theo Machado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Theo Machado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvio Jobo in the 83rd minute of the match. After 87 minutes Λstral Villains FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pa-Dembo Dolar who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Stelian Orescu heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Martin Do got his second yellow card in the match during the 89th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Martin Do hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Leif Broman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Theo Machado having to interfere. In the 94th match minute, Λstral Villains FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Torvald Skaar to maneuver through the defense. Tytus Jaszcz took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Theo Machado. Theo Machado dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. When the referee ended the match the Metapalo FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.