U23 World League

DON CONCETTO PALOMBI
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Bendito Sea El Fernet's Eustaquio Tiadoro 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. When Lucjan Waselewicz fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kania Gostyń's protests and gave Lucjan Waselewicz a yellow card for diving instead. After 23 played minutes Kania Gostyń got a freekick which was hit by Lucjan Waselewicz. 26 minutes into the match, Bendito Sea El Fernet's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Walkowski came free, but Tomás Maule reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antoni Lech hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. When Eustaquio Tiadoro came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Bendito Sea El Fernet 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 Eustaquio Tiadoro couldn't finish the play. Cosme Mikelar's late challenge caught a Kania Gostyń's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cosme Mikelar helped the player get up and apologised. After 46 played minutes Bendito Sea El Fernet got a freekick which was hit by Cosme Mikelar. Adam Walkowski hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Adam Walkowski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Bendito Sea El Fernet's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Boruc Karbowski 54 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-2. In the 56th minute, Maksymilian Wolniewicz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edward Mielak didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcial Rosio went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcial Rosio in the 61st minute of play forced Kania Gostyń's goalkeeper Edward Mielak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Bendito Sea El Fernet's Bernabe Suarez got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 69th minute, Lucjan Waselewicz made a precise shot to the right of Tomás Maule. Bendito Sea El Fernet's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. A collision led to Bendito Sea El Fernet getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Cosme Mikelar hit a great ball. Tomás Maule showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maksymilian Wolniewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Bendito Sea El Fernet's defense didn't have a chance, in the 77th minute, when Lucjan Waselewicz scored to the left of an out of position Tomás Maule, making the score, 1-4. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mario Tipi in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edward Mielak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 87 minutes, the score became 2-4 when Eustaquio Tiadoro sped through Kania Gostyń's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Edward Mielak. When Edgar Nowacki fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kania Gostyń's protests and gave Edgar Nowacki a yellow card for diving instead. Kania Gostyń's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.