U23 World League

Lusail
Spectators: 7742 (Terracing: 5808, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) La Scaloneta's Lion Messi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Thomas Zielinski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 4th match minute, La Scaloneta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodri De Paul to maneuver through the defense. In the 8th minute International Thunders were awarded a corner. Björn Hainl went to the cornerflag to take it. International Thunders's Björn Hainl was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dibag Martinez in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Björn Hainl shot a long shot in the 8th minute and a light blocked Dibag Martinez hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 0-1. Dibag Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damian Trac in the 17th minute of the match. After 18 minutes, Ángel-Fabián Di María mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Scaloneta and the International Thunders players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to La Scaloneta getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Ángel-Fabián Di María hit a great ball. Dibag Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damian Trac in the 22nd minute of the match. Damian Trac kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Dibag Martinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Björn Hainl, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Lion Messi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Thorsten Ternes firmly grabbed it by the left post. When Ángel-Fabián Di María was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 31 minutes had been played. The supporters of International Thunders booed when La Scaloneta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ángel-Fabián Di María didn't get a good kick on the ball. La Scaloneta's Dibag Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damian Trac in the 37th minute of play. Dibag Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Haase in the 40th minute of the match. 42 minutes into the game, Gerrit Dohr cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Dibag Martinez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 47 minutes into the game, Alexis Mac Allister was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Scaloneta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave International Thunders the free kick. The supporters of International Thunders booed when La Scaloneta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexis Mac Allister didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to La Scaloneta getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Alexis Mac Allister hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Damian Trac made a kick off. In the 52nd minute of the match, Björn Hainl tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dibag Martinez saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Björn Hainl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dibag Martinez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Damian Trac's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Dibag Martinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Trac, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Dibag Martinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Trac, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Alexis Mac Allister kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. La Scaloneta's Dibag Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Haase in the 74th minute of play. Damian Trac who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 75thth minute tested the skills of Dibag Martinez when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 84th minute International Thunders were awarded a corner. Björn Hainl went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Björn Hainl almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but La Scaloneta's Dibag Martinez did a great save. After 87 minutes, Björn Hainl made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. La Scaloneta's Dibag Martinez tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thomas Zielinski got free with Dibag Martinez in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dibag Martinez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerrit Dohr in the 92nd minute of play. In the 94th minute, Julián Álvarez 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.