U23 World League

Catatumbo Park
Spectators: 7728 (Terracing: 5797, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zalán Ibrahimovic kicked off to start the match. Gigi Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sándor Szuper, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes into the match, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goal looked a bit too open when Bulcsú Ferencz came free, but Gigi Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sándor Szuper in the 14th minute of play forced Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goalkeeper Gigi Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the game, Zalán Ibrahimovic cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gigi Buffon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 31st minute Zalán Ibrahimovic shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigi Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrik Kádár in the 32nd minute of play forced Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goalkeeper Gigi Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Õrtilos LC's goalkeeper Mátyás Simon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Teodoro Hondaro. After a rather tough play, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Dacio Basabe got a free kick in the 35th minute. Gigi Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roland Elek, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. With a little luck, Õrtilos LC's Mátyás Simon got control of the ball when William Shakespeare tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 44 minutes of play, Õrtilos LC's Zalán Ibrahimovic made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gigi Buffon was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gigi Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrik Kádár, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when William Shakespeare stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by William Shakespeare in the 59th minute of play forced Õrtilos LC's goalkeeper Mátyás Simon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Teodoro Hondaro in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mátyás Simon saved Õrtilos LC from getting behind. In the 63rd minute of the match, Zalán Ibrahimovic got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gigi Buffon was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Zalán Ibrahimovic hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. The supporters of Imperio Catatumbo de Lara booed when Õrtilos LC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Géza Titkos didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Joselito Ocomardia came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Imperio Catatumbo de Lara 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 Joselito Ocomardia couldn't finish the play. Emeterio Somalo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's attentive Dacio Basabe managed to snatch the ball when Miklós Solti made a throw-in in the 73rd minute of the game. Emeterio Somalo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zalán Ibrahimovic got free with Gigi Buffon in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Patrik Kádár got free with Gigi Buffon in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 88 minutes, Miklós Solti mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Õrtilos LC and the Imperio Catatumbo de Lara players grew even worse after the yellow card. Miklós Solti hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. With 91 minutes on the clock, Tadzio Araico commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After a rather tough play, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Tadzio Araico got a free kick in the 91st minute. Bulcsú Ferencz was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 92nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Gigi Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrik Kádár, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. 95 minutes into the match, Õrtilos LC's Roland Elek sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gigi Buffon narrowly saved just below the crossbar.