U21 World League

El Ballenero
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zbigniew Cymbal kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Astral booed when Brown Puerto Madryn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amadeo Frisco didn't get a good kick on the ball. 6 minutes into the game, Diego Ilazki was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Brown Puerto Madryn's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Astral the free kick. If Zbigniew Cymbal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 11 minutes of play, Astral's Zbigniew Cymbal made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sylwester Jajko was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 14th minute, Danilo Urbez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th match minute, Astral was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Valle to maneuver through the defense. Radoslaw Miarka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Johans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Astral fans' excitement grew in the 21st match minute when Astral's Zbigniew Cymbal looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 24 played minutes Astral got a freekick which was hit by Kacper Figlewski. After 25 played minutes, Brown Puerto Madryn's Rosendo Fagildo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Radoslaw Miarka came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Brown Puerto Madryn reached it. Rene Mero charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rene Mero the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Astral booed when Brown Puerto Madryn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rene Mero didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sylwester Jajko came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Astral's Zbigniew Cymbal. But to his dismay, Zbigniew Cymbal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Zbigniew Cymbal struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Sylwester Jajko didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Astral. After 43 minutes of play Brown Puerto Madryn's Diego Ilazki was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, Brown Puerto Madryn's Diego Ilazki got a free kick in the 44th minute. Sylwester Jajko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zbigniew Cymbal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner ended in Borys Skaradowski almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Brown Puerto Madryn's Sylwester Jajko did a great save. The Brown Puerto Madryn players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Astral were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ernesto Johans to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes Astral got a freekick which was hit by Beniamin Gargasz. 1-3 became the score in the 56th minute when Ernesto Johans elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Borys Skaradowski charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Borys Skaradowski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Borys Skaradowski kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Rene Mero hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Radoslaw Miarka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Johans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Brown Puerto Madryn getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Nunez Elorri hit a great ball. Astral's Zbigniew Cymbal got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With an all-out effort, Astral's Sylwester Jajko threw himself towards the right post 80 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Zbigniew Cymbal, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Wincenty Rydz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Sylwester Jajko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ernesto Johans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Astral getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Zbigniew Cymbal hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Astral's Kacper Figlewski got a free kick in the 89th minute. Beniamin Gargasz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Sylwester Jajko made a huge save. Astral's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.