U23 World League

Gladiátor Aréna
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ondrej Babčan kicked off to start the match. PreservemospolladeaguaFC's Indartsu Companys got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, PreservemospolladeaguaFC's Poncio Gala got a free kick in the 10th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Ondrej Babčan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Joaquin Roca. PreservemospolladeaguaFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ondrej Babčan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. A collision led to FC Gladiators Milošová getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Rudolf Fekiač hit a great ball. Joaquin Roca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juraj Šesták in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, FC Gladiators Milošová's Ivan Smatana dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marián Rozum got free with Joaquin Roca in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baltasar Verges in the 26th minute of play forced FC Gladiators Milošová's goalkeeper Binjamin Provoost to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marián Rozum received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Joaquin Roca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Mitxel Bodelon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Indartsu Companys managed to get in a good position for a shot. PreservemospolladeaguaFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Indartsu Companys was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Binjamin Provoost breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 36th minute, Hector Ocaña hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Binjamin Provoost took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baltasar Verges, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 40 minutes into the game, Ivan Smatana was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Gladiators Milošová's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PreservemospolladeaguaFC the free kick. The supporters of PreservemospolladeaguaFC booed when FC Gladiators Milošová was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Smatana didn't get a good kick on the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Indartsu Companys to make the kick off. Gaizkine Marquez hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. In the 56th minute, Rudolf Fekiač hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joaquin Roca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pavol Šmajda in the 61st minute of the match. PreservemospolladeaguaFC's Joaquin Roca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ondrej Babčan in the 63rd minute of play. Pavol Šmajda took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Joaquin Roca. Joaquin Roca dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. Joaquin Roca came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by FC Gladiators Milošová's Juraj Šesták. But to his dismay, Juraj Šesták quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1. After a defensive mix-up in PreservemospolladeaguaFC's zone, Marián Rozum stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joaquin Roca came out of the goal and Marián Rozum tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 76th minute, Ivan Smatana left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Gladiators Milošová fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. Joaquin Roca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konrad Bronkala in the 80th minute of play. Joaquin Roca didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ondrej Babčan went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 7-1 was the resulting score. Marián Rozum received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Joaquin Roca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Indartsu Companys in the 87th minute of play forced FC Gladiators Milošová's goalkeeper Binjamin Provoost to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ondrej Babčan took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Joaquin Roca. Joaquin Roca dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-1. Joaquin Roca didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Juraj Šesták went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 9-1 was the resulting score. There was no doubt that FC Gladiators Milošová were the better team. FC Gladiators Milošová's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.