U23 World League

El Coloso de Mardel
Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bernabe Tulio got the match started through his kick off. Honorato Benino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ye Hong in the 9th minute of play. Honorato Benino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ye Hong in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute Ye Hong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Honorato Benino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 16 minutes in the game, Ye Hong 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Ye Hong managed to get in a good position for a shot. Abandon All Hope's supporters rose to their feet, but Ye Hong was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Honorato Benino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marcelino Boni hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. 25 minutes into the match, Knight Of Dawn's goal looked a bit too open when Michal Arendarski came free, but Honorato Benino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcelino Boni hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. After 29 played minutes, Abandon All Hope's Antoni Adamowicz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Honorato Benino came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Abandon All Hope reached it. If Teobaldo Damario had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 32nd minute, Blas Tabor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Knight Of Dawn's attentive Marcelino Boni managed to snatch the ball when Michal Arendarski made a throw-in in the 40th minute of the game. Ye Hong kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jan Pająk was the one to do the kick off. Honorato Benino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michal Arendarski in the 52nd minute of play. In the 55th minute, Pastor Iraitz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 60th minute, Bernabe Tulio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Knight Of Dawn fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Honorato Benino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Pająk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 67 minutes into the game, one of Knight Of Dawn:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 69 minutes, Abandon All Hope's Antoni Adamowicz got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Honorato Benino. 78 minutes into the match, Knight Of Dawn's goalkeeper Honorato Benino had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ye Hong. In the 82nd minute Michal Arendarski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Honorato Benino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Honorato Benino made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Ye Hong sent off a good shot on target. Bernabe Tulio charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bernabe Tulio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bernabe Tulio kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. The long shot by Antoni Adamowicz in the 86th minute really tested Honorato Benino's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After a rather tough play, Abandon All Hope's Michal Arendarski got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 88th minute Teobaldo Damario shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meng Yan Jing saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernabe Tulio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Meng Yan Jing tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Honorato Benino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Pająk in the 93rd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 96 minutes, Michal Arendarski took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Honorato Benino to make any attempt to save it. Abandon All Hope's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.