U23 World League

Blue Arena
Spectators: 7990 (Terracing: 5994, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) Szajk LC's Csongor Csorba started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Corneliu Stănoiu hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute Matías Suárez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Özdemir Babayiğit saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the last second Özdemir Babayiğit throw himself and got hold of the ball when Matías Suárez in the 6thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Isac Begal took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Özdemir Babayiğit to make any attempt to save it. Isac Begal received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Özdemir Babayiğit came out and tried to block the shot, but Isac Begal slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 14th minute. Tomas Panpili took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Csongor Csorba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matías Suárez got free with Özdemir Babayiğit in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Szajk LC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Levente Makkai hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dávid Benkó during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Szajk LC's Dávid Benkó got a free kick in the 27th minute. A hard shot by Eliodor Durbacă from long distance, 28 minutes into the match, got Özdemir Babayiğit's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 29th minute, Gong Zhen Jie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Matías Suárez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Özdemir Babayiğit was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Tomas Panpili showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignác Pucheli in the 35th minute of the match. Szajk LC's Özdemir Babayiğit proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Szajk LC from getting a goal against them. Özdemir Babayiğit made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matías Suárez in the 41st minute. Özdemir Babayiğit was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Corneliu Stănoiu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 44 minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Matías Suárez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When BlueLionesse's Matías Suárez in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Szajk LC's goalie prevented a goal. Tomas Panpili didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Levente Makkai went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. BlueLionesse were furious when Gong Zhen Jie was red carded, 62 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, BlueLionesse's Gong Zhen Jie got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Özdemir Babayiğit took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matías Suárez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lucas Torrea recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Szajk LC made a substitution. Levente Csongrádi replaced Ede Szénási. Özdemir Babayiğit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isac Begal, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Szajk LC's Özdemir Babayiğit played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matías Suárez in the 73rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Csongor Csorba's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tomas Panpili was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in BlueLionesse's zone, Ignác Pucheli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomas Panpili came out of the goal and Ignác Pucheli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matías Suárez in the 77th minute of play forced Szajk LC's goalkeeper Özdemir Babayiğit to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79thth minute of the game Isac Begal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Szajk LC's Özdemir Babayiğit was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, BlueLionesse's Traian Ursu got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Tomas Panpili made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Csongor Csorba sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Szajk LC booed when BlueLionesse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marlon Brando didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 90th match minute, Szajk LC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aurél Rácz to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 90 minutes, Eliodor Durbacă managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BlueLionesse's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eliodor Durbacă was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Özdemir Babayiğit stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Matías Suárez's shot from short distance in the 96th minute.