U21 World League

El Coliseo
Spectators: 7811 (Terracing: 5860, Seating: 1796, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jaime Moreno made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Bélkő SE's Ádám Dömötör got a free kick in the 5th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Bélkő SE's goal looked a bit too open when Iratze Abar came free, but Endre Balla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Claudio-Paul Di Pietro charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Claudio-Paul Di Pietro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Claudio-Paul Di Pietro hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. If József Csóka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 15th minute, Zalán Fazekas made a precise shot to the right of Noe Aballe. Tiki Taka FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zalán Fazekas in the 18th minute of play forced Tiki Taka FC's goalkeeper Noe Aballe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute, Lóránd Laczkó hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Claudio-Paul Di Pietro hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Lico Abellaneda hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. 26 minutes into the game, Csaba Varga was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bélkő SE's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tiki Taka FC the free kick. With an all-out effort, Tiki Taka FC's Endre Balla threw himself towards the right post 28 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Romildo Abenda, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Jaime Moreno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Endre Balla having to interfere. When Lico Abellaneda was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 32 minutes had been played. After 33 played minutes Tiki Taka FC got a freekick which was hit by Lico Abellaneda. Noe Aballe came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Bélkő SE's Zalán Fazekas. But to his dismay, Zalán Fazekas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Endre Balla made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jaime Moreno in the 44th minute. Jaime Moreno could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Endre Balla made a huge save. The Tiki Taka FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Bélkő SE were winning 0-2.

A collision led to Tiki Taka FC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Javiar Abel hit a great ball. After 54 played minutes Tiki Taka FC got a freekick which was hit by Egoi Aballe. Endre Balla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Moreno in the 62nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jaime Moreno in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Endre Balla prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Noe Aballe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zalán Fazekas, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Moreno in the 73rd minute of play forced Bélkő SE's goalkeeper Endre Balla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bélkő SE's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Iratze Abar was slow to take the kick. During this time Tiki Taka FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Tiki Taka FC's Iratze Abar to fire away a dangerous shot which Endre Balla despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 74th match minute, Tiki Taka FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudio-Paul Di Pietro to maneuver through the defense. 77 minutes into the game, Bélkő SE's Csaba Varga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Noe Aballe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. After 82 minutes, Csaba Varga made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Tiki Taka FC's Noe Aballe tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Tiki Taka FC booed when Bélkő SE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zalán Fazekas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bélkő SE's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.