U23 World League

Catatumbo Park
Spectators: 7757 (Terracing: 5820, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) After a rather tough play, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Tadzio Araico got a free kick in the 8th minute. Ieltxu Orbaneja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Pająk, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hernan Dorronsoro got free with Meng Yan Jing in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Ieltxu Orbaneja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Pająk in the 21st minute of play. Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Abandon All Hope from getting a goal against them. In the 24th match minute, Abandon All Hope was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roland Schiavi to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hernan Dorronsoro in the 27th minute of play forced Abandon All Hope's goalkeeper Meng Yan Jing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Meng Yan Jing made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Ádám Dobos sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Imperio Catatumbo de Lara booed when Abandon All Hope was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dedê de Castro didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Hernan Dorronsoro in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Abandon All Hope's goalie prevented a goal. After 38 played minutes Imperio Catatumbo de Lara got a freekick which was hit by Angelino Lore. After 41 minutes, Manex Maja mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Imperio Catatumbo de Lara and the Abandon All Hope players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Abandon All Hope booed when Imperio Catatumbo de Lara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manex Maja didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristo Uchiha kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Abandon All Hope from getting a goal against them. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jan Pająk stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Ieltxu Orbaneja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Pająk in the 51st minute of play. Ieltxu Orbaneja was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Michal Arendarski capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Michal Arendarski really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. 68 minutes into the match, Abandon All Hope's goal looked a bit too open when Angelino Lore came free, but Meng Yan Jing reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Abandon All Hope's Michal Arendarski in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goalie prevented a goal. Meng Yan Jing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esquipula Argomedo in the 72nd minute of the match. Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esquipula Argomedo in the 73rd minute of play. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Ieltxu Orbaneja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Pająk in the 77th minute of play. In the 78th match minute, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hernan Dorronsoro to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute, Antoni Adamowicz fired a really elegant long shot, but Ieltxu Orbaneja threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. 80 minutes into the match, Angelino Lore had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Meng Yan Jing. Abandon All Hope's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Angelino Lore was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After having played for 82 minutes, Ye Hong managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Abandon All Hope's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ye Hong was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 97 minutes into the match, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Ádám Dobos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Meng Yan Jing narrowly saved just below the crossbar.