U23 World League

Red Bull Arena
Spectators: 7591 (Terracing: 5694, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) When Gilberto Garaile fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Marlin FC's protests and gave Gilberto Garaile a yellow card for diving instead. Balassagyarmat SC's Álmos Vén was substituted for Máté Kiss. Ignác Sinkó walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Ignacio Derwin took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gomez Esperanza. Gomez Esperanza dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Pablo Orti struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Gomez Esperanza didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Marlin FC. In the 21st minute of the match Robustiano Heriberto shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gomez Esperanza showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 25thth minute of the game Nereo Henry who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Balassagyarmat SC's Gomez Esperanza was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by János Farkas in the 27th minute of play forced Marlin FC's goalkeeper Ambrosio Quilino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Álmos Vén hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. A collision led to Balassagyarmat SC getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Bálint Berecz hit a great ball. Gomez Esperanza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nereo Henry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ambrosio Quilino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from János Farkas in the 35th minute of play. Ignacio Derwin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gomez Esperanza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ignacio Derwin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gomez Esperanza was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Marlin FC's Ambrosio Quilino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Marlin FC from getting a goal against them. After the first half Marlin FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when László Csank stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pablo Orti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marlin FC's Guaberto Quico got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 59 minutes into the match, Balassagyarmat SC's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Derwin came free, but Gomez Esperanza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marlin FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Guaberto Quico in the 60th minute. In the 61st match minute, Balassagyarmat SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by László Csank to maneuver through the defense. Gomez Esperanza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Guaberto Quico in the 65th minute. Gomez Esperanza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domingo Jon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When János Farkas fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Balassagyarmat SC's protests and gave János Farkas a yellow card for diving instead. After 69 played minutes Balassagyarmat SC got a freekick which was hit by János Farkas. After a rather tough play, Marlin FC's Arnaldo Darien got a free kick in the 70th minute. Domingo Jon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gomez Esperanza having to interfere. In the 74thth minute of the game Ignacio Derwin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Balassagyarmat SC's Gomez Esperanza was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ambrosio Quilino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from László Csank, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Balassagyarmat SC's Álmos Vén got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ignác Sinkó hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Guaberto Quico succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-3 in the 96th playminute. The Balassagyarmat SC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Marlin FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Marlin FC.