U23 World League

Opel ArenA
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Deportivo Diamante U18's Gregorio Fagildo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Deportivo Diamante U18 from getting a goal against them. 12 minutes into the match, Leonides Dalmau notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of KP Opel Kamień's Gigih Bang. Gigih Bang was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Sergio Presebal came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Deportivo Diamante U18 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 Sergio Presebal couldn't finish the play. In the 23rd minute, Kacper Mochowak ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gregorio Fagildo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Kacper Mochowaks short, quick shot in the 29thth minute got Gregorio Fagildo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Gigih Bang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amador Rafel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Deportivo Diamante U18's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lino Igon in the 36th minute. In the 37th minute, Emiliano Maxin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41st minute Conrado Maiorga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigih Bang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sergio Presebal's late challenge caught a KP Opel Kamień's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sergio Presebal helped the player get up and apologised. In the 45th match minute, Deportivo Diamante U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergio Presebal to maneuver through the defense. Gregorio Fagildo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ángel Baena in the 46th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kacper Mochowak to make the kick off. 61 minutes into the match, Deportivo Diamante U18's goal looked a bit too open when Kacper Mochowak came free, but Gregorio Fagildo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kacper Mochowak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Gregorio Fagildo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kacper Mochowak in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gregorio Fagildo saved Deportivo Diamante U18 from getting behind. Kacper Mochowak's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gregorio Fagildo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. Deportivo Diamante U18's Gregorio Fagildo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kacper Mochowak in the 80th minute of play. Gigih Bang made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Conrado Maiorga sent off a good shot on target. Gigih Bang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Conrado Maiorga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Conrado Maiorga in the 89th minute of play forced KP Opel Kamień's goalkeeper Gigih Bang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ángel Baena during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 93 played minutes KP Opel Kamień got a freekick which was hit by Ángel Baena. KP Opel Kamień's Aureliusz Brak was substituted for Radowit Szel. In the 95th minute, Ángel Baena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.