U23 World League

TEATRO DE LOS SUEÑOS
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Zoltán Csonka made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the match, Green Zombies's goalkeeper Lajos Vásárhelyi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Federico Mauro. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Federico Mauro put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Lajos Vásárhelyi. Raymond Halseth stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zoltán Csonka's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. After 9 played minutes POPODARA F.C got a freekick which was hit by Xavi Hernandez. In the 10th minute of the match Emil Halász shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Raymond Halseth showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Zoltán Csonka notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of POPODARA F.C's Raymond Halseth. Raymond Halseth was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Green Zombies getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Zoltán Csonka hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Green Zombies defense, Mats Diallo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lajos Vásárhelyi. The Green Zombies fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lajos Vásárhelyi should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavi Hernandez in the 25th minute of play forced Green Zombies's goalkeeper Lajos Vásárhelyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeromos Medve kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Runar Melum in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lajos Vásárhelyi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Green Zombies's Lajos Vásárhelyi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Federico Mauro in the 36th minute of play. The supporters of POPODARA F.C booed when Green Zombies was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Medárd Irmai didn't get a good kick on the ball. 38 minutes into the game, Julius Vigre was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. POPODARA F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Green Zombies the free kick. The supporters of Green Zombies booed when POPODARA F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julius Vigre didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 40 minutes, the score became 3-2 when Zoltán Csonka sped through POPODARA F.C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Raymond Halseth. In the 42nd minute, Mats Diallo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raymond Halseth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nándor Gera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Federico Mauro made a kick off. Medárd Irmai struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Raymond Halseth didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Green Zombies. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zoltán Csonka in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Raymond Halseth prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Péter Nyitrai was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After 55 played minutes Green Zombies got a freekick which was hit by Zoltán Csonka. Lajos Vásárhelyi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mats Diallo in the 56th minute of play. When Green Zombies's Zoltán Csonka in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye POPODARA F.C's goalie prevented a goal. After 58 minutes, Zoltán Csonka made it 3-3 with a short kick to the right side. POPODARA F.C's Raymond Halseth tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Green Zombies getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Marcell Csongrádi hit a great ball. Marcell Csongrádi kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. In the 65th minute of the match Julius Vigre shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lajos Vásárhelyi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Zoltán Csonkas short, quick shot in the 73rdth minute got Raymond Halseth to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zoltán Csonka got free with Raymond Halseth in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 77th minute Zoltán Csonka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raymond Halseth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raymond Halseth stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zoltán Csonka's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. Lajos Vásárhelyi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Mauro in the 81st minute of the match. After 81 minutes, Federico Mauro made it 4-3 with a short kick to the right side. Green Zombies's Lajos Vásárhelyi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 86 minutes Green Zombies's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Runar Melum who took care of the corner kick. POPODARA F.C's Runar Melum couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 87th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Green Zombies. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zoltán Csonka in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Raymond Halseth saved POPODARA F.C from getting behind. An unexpected shot in the 90th minute by Medárd Irmai got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After a rather tough play, Green Zombies's Ervin Fenyves got a free kick in the 94th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The POPODARA F.C fans cheered their team off the field, for while Green Zombies had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.