U23 World League

Estadio Santa Gala
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when David Villa got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, FC Catalonia's Igor Zbikowski got a free kick in the 3rd minute. FC Catalonia's Wincenty Tepper proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save FC Catalonia from getting a goal against them. 6 minutes into the game, Maximino Gaur was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tiburones Rojos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Catalonia the free kick. After 6 played minutes Tiburones Rojos got a freekick which was hit by Maximino Gaur. 8 minutes into the game, Rodrigo Peruxu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Wincenty Tepper was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, FC Catalonia's Wincenty Tepper got control of the ball when Rodrigo Peruxu tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 12th minute, Rodrigo Peruxu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Wincenty Tepper. The goal made the score 2-0. With a little luck, FC Catalonia's Wincenty Tepper got control of the ball when Rodrigo Peruxu tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Tiburones Rojos booed when FC Catalonia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafal Buczko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wincenty Tepper made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rosendo Argi in the 24th minute. 25 minutes into the match, Tiburones Rojos's goal looked a bit too open when Piotr Madej came free, but Fanis Bakosis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 2-1 when David Villa sped through Tiburones Rojos's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Fanis Bakosis. Wincenty Tepper showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Peruxu, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 32nd match minute, Tiburones Rojos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sixto Tristan to maneuver through the defense. When David Villa came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the FC Catalonia 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 David Villa couldn't finish the play. 36 minutes into the game, Albano Luke cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Wincenty Tepper was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, FC Catalonia's Wincenty Tepper got control of the ball when Rodrigo Peruxu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fanis Bakosis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Villa in the 45th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rodrigo Peruxu was the one to do the kick off. After 51 minutes, Rosendo Argi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tiburones Rojos and the FC Catalonia players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 51 played minutes Tiburones Rojos got a freekick which was hit by Rosendo Argi. A hard shot by Stanislaw Majewski from long distance, 52 minutes into the match, got Fanis Bakosis's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After 54 minutes Tiburones Rojos's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Stanislaw Majewski who took care of the corner kick. FC Catalonia's Stanislaw Majewski was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Fanis Bakosis in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Tiburones Rojos's Fanis Bakosis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Villa in the 56th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Albano Luke made a precise shot to the right of Wincenty Tepper. FC Catalonia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Rosendo Argi hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. A collision led to Tiburones Rojos getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Sixto Tristan hit a great ball. 66 minutes into the match, Tiburones Rojos's goalkeeper Fanis Bakosis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Piotr Madej. Fanis Bakosis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Villa, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 68th match minute, FC Catalonia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stanislaw Majewski to maneuver through the defense. Wincenty Tepper showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rosendo Argi, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Villa in the 74th minute of play forced Tiburones Rojos's goalkeeper Fanis Bakosis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wincenty Tepper stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rodrigo Peruxu's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. Fanis Bakosis made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Igor Zbikowski sent off a good shot on target. Fanis Bakosis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Villa in the 85th minute of the match. With his leg Fanis Bakosis managed to avoid a goal in the 87thth minute, when FC Catalonia's Igor Zbikowski fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With his leg Fanis Bakosis managed to avoid a goal in the 87thth minute, when FC Catalonia's Igor Zbikowski fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Fanis Bakosis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Villa in the 89th minute of play. Wincenty Tepper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albano Luke in the 90th minute of play. FC Catalonia's Wincenty Tepper played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Peruxu in the 92nd minute of play. Sixto Tristan kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Tiburones Rojos's Teofilo Venceslao was substituted for Sixto Tristan. After a rather tough play, FC Catalonia's Stanislaw Majewski got a free kick in the 96th minute. In the 98th minute, FC Catalonia's Alfred Gmoch seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Alfred Gmoch the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC Catalonia protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Alfred Gmoch had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 98 minutes into the game, one of FC Catalonia:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Tiburones Rojos fans cheered their team off the field, for while FC Catalonia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.