U23 World League

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 7522 (Terracing: 5642, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fabinho Pitta kicked off to start the match. Lukasz Kosowski charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lukasz Kosowski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Sparta LKS's Lukasz Kosowski got a free kick in the 4th minute. Umbrella Corporation's Simão Maciel couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 5th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Sparta LKS. The audience was convinced that Romário Peres's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wincent Buczko was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. After 10 played minutes Umbrella Corporation got a freekick which was hit by Simão Maciel. Benedito Ceresso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teobald Turacki in the 17th minute of play. Umbrella Corporation's Benedito Ceresso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Umbrella Corporation from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zdzislaw Orszak during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 19th match minute, Sparta LKS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zdzislaw Orszak to maneuver through the defense. Umbrella Corporation were furious when Rômulo Freire was red carded, 27 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The supporters of Sparta LKS booed when Umbrella Corporation was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rômulo Freire didn't get a good kick on the ball. Teobald Turacki charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Teobald Turacki the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 30th match minute, Sparta LKS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teobald Turacki to maneuver through the defense. Benedito Ceresso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antoni Kasprzykowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benedito Ceresso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcin Ruszczyk in the 41st minute. With splendid footwork Teobald Turacki arrived in front of goal to shoot 1-0 by the left pole in the game's 45th minute. 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 supporters of Umbrella Corporation booed when Sparta LKS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bartlomiej Gerlach didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 60th match minute, Sparta LKS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bartlomiej Gerlach to maneuver through the defense. After 65 minutes, Marcin Ruszczyk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sparta LKS and the Umbrella Corporation players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 69 minutes, Lech Bartelak mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sparta LKS and the Umbrella Corporation players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Sparta LKS's Lech Bartelak got a free kick in the 69th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Umbrella Corporation's Simão Maciel tried to score from far away in the 70th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Antoni Kasprzykowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Sparta LKS getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Zdzislaw Orszak hit a great ball. When Tiago Gabriel Pereira fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Umbrella Corporation's protests and gave Tiago Gabriel Pereira a yellow card for diving instead. In the 87th match minute, Umbrella Corporation was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiago Gabriel Pereira to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartlomiej Gerlach in the 88th minute of play forced Umbrella Corporation's goalkeeper Benedito Ceresso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Bartlomiej Gerlach fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sparta LKS's protests and gave Bartlomiej Gerlach a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Sparta LKS's Bartlomiej Gerlach got a free kick in the 93rd minute.