U21 World League

Serce Łodzi
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Boca Juniors's Horacio Cristofor 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. Franciszek Iwaszko scored 1-0 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mariano Nicholas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 8 minutes into the match, ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's goal looked a bit too open when Horacio Cristofor came free, but Marek Gdowik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Haroldo Sabin hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Mariano Nicholas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kazimierz Miazga in the 17th minute of the match. Mariano Nicholas made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Kazimierz Miazga sent off a good shot on target. Mariano Nicholas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kazimierz Miazga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź booed when Boca Juniors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Ostots didn't get a good kick on the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Arkadiusz Zaworski to strike the kick off in the second half. Horacio Cristofor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marek Gdowik having to interfere. Boca Juniors's Mariano Nicholas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kazimierz Miazga in the 61st minute of play. ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Marek Gdowik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Lop in the 63rd minute of play. Marek Gdowik was a little too slow when Horacio Cristofor got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 65th minute. The score was now 2-1. ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Marek Gdowik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horacio Cristofor in the 69th minute of play. When Arkadiusz Zaworski fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's protests and gave Arkadiusz Zaworski a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Boca Juniors booed when ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arkadiusz Zaworski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pedro Lop scored 2-3 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marek Gdowik, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marek Gdowik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horacio Cristofor, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 82 minutes into the match, ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Lop came free, but Marek Gdowik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marciano Haimar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Marek Gdowik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Marek Gdowik got control of the ball when Marciano Haimar tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arkadiusz Zaworski in the 90th minute of play forced Boca Juniors's goalkeeper Mariano Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's zone, Pedro Lop stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marek Gdowik came out of the goal and Pedro Lop tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 94th minute, Boca Juniors's Ivan Ostots seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ivan Ostots the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Boca Juniors protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ivan Ostots had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 93 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Boca Juniors! The supporters of ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź booed when Boca Juniors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulino Koldobika didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Boca Juniors walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.