U21 World League

La Martina
Spectators: 8485 (Terracing: 6365, Seating: 1951, VIP seats: 169) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gösta Messi started the match with the kick off. Ziemowit Sienkowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jesper Vollander, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After 7 played minutes 『盛世メ名門』C O N E C O got a freekick which was hit by Ludomil Rojewski. Teofilo Distiratsu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from John McCain went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Teofilo Distiratsu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of John McCain's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Vinicio Beliran made in the 21st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by 『盛世メ名門』C O N E C O's Ludomil Rojewski. 『盛世メ名門』C O N E C O were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after ZigZag Athletic's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bernie Bernard took the corner. The corner ended in Bernie Bernard almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ZigZag Athletic's Teofilo Distiratsu did a great save. 『盛世メ名門』C O N E C O's Ziemowit Sienkowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jesper Vollander in the 26th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, 『盛世メ名門』C O N E C O's John McCain sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Teofilo Distiratsu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ziemowit Sienkowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gösta Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lin Xiao Chao during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 31 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for ZigZag Athletic! When the match had been going on for 33 minutes, 『盛世メ名門』C O N E C O's Bernie Bernard got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Teofilo Distiratsu. In the 39th minute, John McCain left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 『盛世メ名門』C O N E C O fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Ziemowit Sienkowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jesper Vollander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for John McCain to strike the kick off in the second half. Teofilo Distiratsu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John McCain, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. A hard shot 54 in the game by Gösta Messi from a close distance when the talented Ziemowit Sienkowski managed to make a qualified save. 『盛世メ名門』C O N E C O's players were relieved. After 60 minutes ZigZag Athletic's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bernie Bernard who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Bernie Bernard almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ZigZag Athletic's Teofilo Distiratsu did a great save. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind ZigZag Athletic's goalkeeper Teofilo Distiratsu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Teofilo Distiratsu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of John McCain's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. ZigZag Athletic made a substitution. Yu Ran Sha replaced Lin Xiao Chao. ZigZag Athletic's attentive John Cena managed to snatch the ball when Bernie Bernard made a throw-in in the 76th minute of the game. When August Hökkvist came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the ZigZag Athletic 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 August Hökkvist couldn't finish the play. John McCain's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Teofilo Distiratsu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. The throw-in from Vinicio Beliran in the 83rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by 『盛世メ名門』C O N E C O's Justo Casado. 『盛世メ名門』C O N E C O were awarded a corner in the 88th minute after ZigZag Athletic's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bernie Bernard took the corner. Bras Velasco made a great header on 『盛世メ名門』C O N E C O's corner, it was just that ZigZag Athletic's Teofilo Distiratsu managed to reach the ball for a save. Gösta Messi hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. John McCain took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Teofilo Distiratsu. Teofilo Distiratsu 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. Many of ZigZag Athletic's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. ZigZag Athletic may have spent more time on the ball, but 『盛世メ名門』C O N E C O were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.