U23 World League

Sun Li Ming
Spectators: 7552 (Terracing: 5665, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Patrik Radnai started the match with the kick off. After 2 minutes, Jonas Marko mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Italia and the White Raven FC. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 3rd match minute, Italia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonas Marko to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Levente Bódi in the 8th minute of play forced Italia's goalkeeper Pascual Prejun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 14 played minutes Italia got a freekick which was hit by Denis Seber. Mátyás Balla hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Prospero Rocio during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Italia's Prospero Rocio got a free kick in the 19th minute. The supporters of White Raven FC. booed when Italia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Prospero Rocio didn't get a good kick on the ball. When White Raven FC.'s Patrik Radnai in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Italia's goalie prevented a goal. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by Italia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tibor Bódi was slow to take the kick. During this time White Raven FC.'s players had a chance to rest. White Raven FC.'s Géza Budai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denis Seber in the 27th minute of play. Géza Budai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabian Gipuzkoa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute, White Raven FC.'s Mózes Vágner seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mózes Vágner the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of White Raven FC. protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mózes Vágner had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The supporters of Italia booed when White Raven FC. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mózes Vágner didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 35th minute, Fabian Gipuzkoa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Italia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When Sándor Markó fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored White Raven FC.'s protests and gave Sándor Markó a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Italia booed when White Raven FC. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sándor Markó didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prospero Rocio in the 43rd minute of play forced White Raven FC.'s goalkeeper Géza Budai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Italia getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Prospero Rocio hit a great ball. When Patrik Radnai came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the White Raven FC. 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 Patrik Radnai couldn't finish the play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fabian Gipuzkoa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Prospero Rocio got free with Géza Budai in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 54 minutes, Szabolcs László mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the White Raven FC. and the Italia players grew even worse after the yellow card. Pascual Prejun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrik Radnai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When White Raven FC.'s Patrik Radnai in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Italia's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Italia getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Prospero Rocio hit a great ball. Károly Vándor's late challenge caught a Italia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Károly Vándor helped the player get up and apologised. In the 74th minute, Károly Vándor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th minute, Fabian Gipuzkoa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Italia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Patrik Radnai in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pascual Prejun prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 88thth minute of the game Patrik Radnai who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Italia's Pascual Prejun was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Denis Seber struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Géza Budai didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Italia. White Raven FC.'s Géza Budai proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save White Raven FC. from getting a goal against them.