U23 World League

Mecsekalja Aréna
Spectators: 7579 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rigoberto Gervaso kicked off to start the match. Rey Guillotin hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Pacho Mondejar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Juan Carlos Suciu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rigoberto Gervaso, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. PMFC 2018's Zoltán Szepes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pacho Mondejar in the 14th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Nisio Riba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Salud y República's zone, Vencel Káposztás stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juan Carlos Suciu came out of the goal and Vencel Káposztás tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 25 minutes into the match, PMFC 2018's goal looked a bit too open when Pacho Mondejar came free, but Zoltán Szepes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rigoberto Gervaso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Juan Carlos Suciu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ádám Bozsik's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Juan Carlos Suciu made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Áron Salamon sent off a good shot on target. Juan Carlos Suciu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Áron Salamon in the 41st minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abdika Philip to make the kick off. Abdika Philip's late challenge caught a PMFC 2018's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abdika Philip helped the player get up and apologised. The crowd rose to their feet as Pacho Mondejar kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zoltán Szepes. That made the score 0-2 in the 60 minute of play. In the 71st match minute, Salud y República was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Berto Calatayud to maneuver through the defense. Salud y República's Pacho Mondejar got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Juan Carlos Suciu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Áron Salamon in the 82nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koppány Keresztesi in the 84th minute of play forced Salud y República's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Suciu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute, Pacho Mondejar made a precise shot to the right of Zoltán Szepes. PMFC 2018's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Salud y República's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.