U23 World League

Aréna ŠKH
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jozef Koštialik started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Jozef Koštialik managed to get in a good position for a shot. ŠK Horelica's supporters rose to their feet, but Jozef Koštialik was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maximiliano Astudillo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Miroslav Vašáry came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the ŠK Horelica fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Miroslav Vašáry couldn't finish the play. In the 9th match minute, ŠK Horelica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miroslav Vašáry to maneuver through the defense. Miroslav Vašáry received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Maximiliano Astudillo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Cordera in the 16th minute of play forced ŠK Horelica's goalkeeper Vladimír Žemľa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 17 played minutes ŠK Horelica got a freekick which was hit by Miroslav Vašáry. After having played for 18 minutes, Manuel Cordera managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SAN MARTIN F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Manuel Cordera was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 22nd minute, Jozef Koštialik ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maximiliano Astudillo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. A collision led to ŠK Horelica getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Miroslav Vašáry hit a great ball. In the 27th minute of the match, Jozef Višňa got a very nice opportunity to score, but Maximiliano Astudillo was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When Jozef Koštialik came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the ŠK Horelica fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jozef Koštialik couldn't finish the play. Miroslav Vašáry received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Maximiliano Astudillo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in SAN MARTIN F.C.'s zone, Jozef Višňa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maximiliano Astudillo came out of the goal and Jozef Višňa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Maximiliano Astudillo came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by ŠK Horelica's Marek Goliáš. But to his dismay, Marek Goliáš quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abelardo Roland was the one to do the kick off. Jozef Koštialik struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Maximiliano Astudillo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ŠK Horelica. ŠK Horelica's Jozef Koštialik got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Miroslav Vašáry scored 4-0 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Maximiliano Astudillo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to SAN MARTIN F.C. getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Alejandro Mendebal hit a great ball. Miroslav Vašáry kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. The long shot by Alejo Txurio in the 64th minute really tested Vladimír Žemľa'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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jozef Koštialik in the 66th minute of play forced SAN MARTIN F.C.'s goalkeeper Maximiliano Astudillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66thth minute of the game Jozef Koštialik who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SAN MARTIN F.C.'s Maximiliano Astudillo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in SAN MARTIN F.C.'s zone, Jozef Višňa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maximiliano Astudillo came out of the goal and Jozef Višňa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Jozef Koštialik managed to get in a good position for a shot. ŠK Horelica's supporters rose to their feet, but Jozef Koštialik was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maximiliano Astudillo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Maximiliano Astudillo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jozef Koštialik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 92 minutes into the game, ŠK Horelica's Jozef Koštialik nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Maximiliano Astudillo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0.