U21 World League

The Dribbel Arena
Spectators: 8491 (Terracing: 6369, Seating: 1953, VIP seats: 169) FC Fura Balizas's Hazım Taşboğa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Altino Vidal took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 4th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jorge Caetano. Zero Gravity's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 6th minute, Jordão Vasques got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. FC Fura Balizas's Harald Lossmann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robbin De Ruyter in the 8th minute of play. Hazım Taşboğa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Caetano having to interfere. Mikolaj Ratulowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Harald Lossmann having to interfere. After a rather tough play, FC Fura Balizas's Homero Saraiva got a free kick in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivaylo Yordanov in the 30th minute of play forced Zero Gravity's goalkeeper Jorge Caetano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Zero Gravity's goal looked a bit too open when Ivaylo Yordanov came free, but Jorge Caetano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Fura Balizas's Harald Lossmann proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save FC Fura Balizas from getting a goal against them. Mikolaj Ratulowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half FC Fura Balizas were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Robbin De Ruyter made the kick off in the second half. Harald Lossmann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pablo Koffidis in the 52nd minute of the match. 53 minutes into the game, Zero Gravity's Filiberto Bernebe nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Harald Lossmann made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. A sloppy throw-in by Filip Tzenov in the 59th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FC Fura Balizas's Zeferino Corte-Real. Jorge Caetano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivaylo Yordanov in the 61st minute of play. After having played for 62 minutes, Ivaylo Yordanov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Fura Balizas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ivaylo Yordanov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robbin De Ruyter in the 64th minute of play forced FC Fura Balizas's goalkeeper Harald Lossmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 65 minutes, Robbin De Ruyter made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. FC Fura Balizas's Harald Lossmann tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Zero Gravity's Wawrzyniec Iwanowski was substituted for Robbin De Ruyter. Jorge Caetano made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Durval Póvoas sent off a good shot on target. FC Fura Balizas's Harald Lossmann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qin Fei Chao in the 75th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Wawrzyniec Iwanowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Harald Lossmann was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. 79 minutes into the match, FC Fura Balizas's goal looked a bit too open when Wawrzyniec Iwanowski came free, but Harald Lossmann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Harald Lossmann took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikolaj Ratulowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Zero Gravity booed when FC Fura Balizas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lourenço Nascimento didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wawrzyniec Iwanowski in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Harald Lossmann saved FC Fura Balizas from getting behind. In the 90th minute, Vito Teles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd match minute, FC Fura Balizas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeferino Corte-Real to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Zero Gravity had won after a very even match.