U23 World League

Estadi de Mestalla
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lucas Vazquez started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Mahir Balişov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Şamaxı Bankirlər's Péter Čech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Duarte Zapatero in the 4th minute of play. Anaia Litago made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Şahin Bäylärov in the 8th minute of play. In the 11th minute Aqil Bağiyev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anaia Litago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucas Vazquez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Péter Čech made a huge save. In the 12th minute, Lucas Vazquez reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Péter Čech. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 16th match minute, Orxata I Fartons was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrique Carreira to maneuver through the defense. Anaia Litago made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aqil Bağiyev in the 17th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Aqil Bağiyev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anaia Litago was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The referee felt a red card was in order, 29 minutes into the game, when Tomi Palencia put in a rough tackle. In the 29th minute, one of Orxata I Fartons:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Orxata I Fartons. In the 34th minute, Loğman Hacibabayev 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. Arzuman Binnätov's late challenge caught a Orxata I Fartons's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arzuman Binnätov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 36th minute, Arzuman Binnätov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 39 played minutes Orxata I Fartons got a freekick which was hit by Duarte Zapatero. In the 42nd minute, Aqil Bağiyev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anaia Litago was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Anaia Litago showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Qusif Zamanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. 47 minutes into the match, Orxata I Fartons's goal looked a bit too open when Aqil Bağiyev came free, but Anaia Litago reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aqil Bağiyev made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucas Hevia during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lucas Hevia kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Aqil Bağiyev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anaia Litago having to make a save. Florentino Reyes kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Anaia Litago stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aqil Bağiyev's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. In the 65th minute, Florentino Reyes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anaia Litago made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loğman Hacibabayev in the 68th minute of play. Anaia Litago made an important save on a dangerous shot by Şahin Bäylärov in the 70th minute. Duarte Zapatero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Péter Čech having to interfere. In the 80th match minute, Orxata I Fartons was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Hevia to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Orxata I Fartons getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Lucas Hevia hit a great ball. Orxata I Fartons's Anaia Litago proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Orxata I Fartons from getting a goal against them. When Qusif Zamanov came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Şamaxı Bankirlər 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 Qusif Zamanov couldn't finish the play. Şamaxı Bankirlər played a much better game than Orxata I Fartons and deserved their victory. The Orxata I Fartons players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.