U23 World League

Estadio Sergio Llull
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Parker Tomlinson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th minute of the match Benny Fletcher shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but James Sarro showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Real Llull de Reus's goal looked a bit too open when Parker Tomlinson came free, but James Sarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lucila Solo kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. James Sarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Michel in the 14th minute of the match. In the 15th minute CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI were awarded a corner. Benny Fletcher went to the cornerflag to take it. James Sarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brandon McCauley in the 17th minute of play. The supporters of CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI booed when Real Llull de Reus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucila Solo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Benny Fletcher notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Real Llull de Reus's James Sarro. James Sarro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 25 minutes into the game, Yiyo Quintas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Llull de Reus's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI the free kick. After a rather tough play, Real Llull de Reus's Yiyo Quintas got a free kick in the 25th minute. James Sarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Parker Tomlinson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the game, Iyan Zapater was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Llull de Reus's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI the free kick. After a rather tough play, Real Llull de Reus's Iyan Zapater got a free kick in the 31st minute. James Sarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Parker Tomlinson, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After 36 played minutes CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI got a freekick which was hit by Roman Holbrook. 37 minutes into the match, CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's goal looked a bit too open when Pascual Gomar came free, but Zachery MacFarland reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lucila Solo was slow to take the kick. During this time Real Llull de Reus's players had a chance to rest. When Orlando Herrero fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Real Llull de Reus's protests and gave Orlando Herrero a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI booed when Real Llull de Reus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orlando Herrero didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 41st minute of the match Brandon McCauley shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but James Sarro showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Pascual Gomar might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zachery MacFarland. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pascual Gomar ran back to his position shaking his head. After the first half CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pascual Gomar to make the kick off. CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Zachery MacFarland played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pascual Gomar in the 53rd minute of play. James Sarro didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 54th minute, which inside left pole to 0-2. After 57th play minutes Arturo Michel shot 0-3, a short shot which went by James Sarro and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 61st match minute, Real Llull de Reus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benvido Gómez to maneuver through the defense. 67 minutes into the match, Real Llull de Reus's goalkeeper James Sarro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Parker Tomlinson. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Pascual Gomar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Llull de Reus's supporters rose to their feet, but Pascual Gomar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zachery MacFarland breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Benny Fletcher received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. James Sarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Pascual Gomar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zachery MacFarland was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. James Sarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arturo Michel in the 81st minute of play. CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Zachery MacFarland played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pascual Gomar in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yiyo Quintas in the 87th minute of play forced CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's goalkeeper Zachery MacFarland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 89 minutes had been played when some careless play by CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lucila Solo was slow to take the kick. During this time Real Llull de Reus's players had a chance to rest. In the 93rd minute Benny Fletcher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but James Sarro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle sounded CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Real Llull de Reus.