U23 World League

JAG ARENA TRIBUTE
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Silvestre Favila kicked off to start the match. Cahangir Aliyev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Honorio Oso having to interfere. A collision led to Gyepüpataka getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Gyula Kali hit a great ball. Apocalípticos & Caóticos's Honorio Oso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Árpád Illés in the 9th minute of play. 12 minutes in the game, Mihnea Şuplăcan dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. 14 minutes into the game, Gyepüpataka's Árpád Illés nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Honorio Oso made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. When Apocalípticos & Caóticos's Silvestre Favila in 17 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Alin Bacalbașa guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mihnea Şuplăcan in the 18th minute of play forced Apocalípticos & Caóticos's goalkeeper Honorio Oso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Tomás Frasco took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Alin Bacalbașa to make any attempt to save it. Through an outstanding action, after 30 minutes, Alin Bacalbașa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Szilárd Erdélyi charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Szilárd Erdélyi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Eugenio Feliu kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. After 37 played minutes Apocalípticos & Caóticos got a freekick which was hit by Dalmacio Herauso. Silvestre Favila took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alin Bacalbașa. Alin Bacalbașa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cahangir Aliyev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 57th match minute, Gyepüpataka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gyula Kali to maneuver through the defense. Alin Bacalbașa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvestre Favila in the 61st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Silvestre Favila in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alin Bacalbașa saved Gyepüpataka from getting behind. In the 66th minute, Dalmacio Herauso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alin Bacalbașa was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Szilárd Erdélyi kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Gyepüpataka made a substitution. Cătălin Teofil replaced Árpád Illés. Szilárd Erdélyi kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Alin Bacalbașa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lino Sarracino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernan Ellande's late challenge caught a Gyepüpataka's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fernan Ellande helped the player get up and apologised. Fernan Ellande kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. 81 minutes into the match, Lino Sarracino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alin Bacalbașa. Gyepüpataka's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lino Sarracino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Silvestre Favila in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alin Bacalbașa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 88 minutes into the match, Gyepüpataka's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Sarracino came free, but Alin Bacalbașa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Silvestre Favila received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Alin Bacalbașa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Silvestre Favila's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alin Bacalbașa was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Gyepüpataka's Alin Bacalbașa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Sarracino in the 95th minute of play. Silvestre Favila struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Alin Bacalbașa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Apocalípticos & Caóticos. For all the effort they put into the match, the Gyepüpataka players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Apocalípticos & Caóticos.