U23 World League

Monumental Copaquire
Spectators: 7446 (Terracing: 5586, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pankracy Adamus started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Mario Lemos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Copaquire's Jonatán Izamit played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stasio Tychy in the 4th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Pogoń Staszów's goal looked a bit too open when Nicasio Artaza came free, but Zbigniew Giertych reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zbigniew Giertych made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicasio Artaza in the 11th minute of play. Pogoń Staszów's defense didn't have a chance, in the 13th minute, when Nicasio Artaza scored to the left of an out of position Zbigniew Giertych, making the score, 1-0. Zbigniew Giertych made an important save on a dangerous shot by Siluna Guerra in the 16th minute. Zbigniew Giertych made an important save on a dangerous shot by Siluna Guerra in the 21st minute. A collision led to Pogoń Staszów getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Boguslaw Jekot hit a great ball. Zbigniew Giertych was out of position in the 24 minute of play, and Siluna Guerra capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Siluna Guerra really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. After 27 minutes of play, Pogoń Staszów's Pankracy Adamus made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonatán Izamit was left in no man's land by his defense there! Radomir Watarz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zbigniew Giertych made an important save on a dangerous shot by Siluna Guerra in the 32nd minute. Zbigniew Giertych made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicasio Artaza in the 33rd minute of play. Siluna Guerra could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Zbigniew Giertych made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Nicasio Artaza took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Zbigniew Giertych to make any attempt to save it. In the 41st minute Nicasio Artaza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zbigniew Giertych saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 43 played minutes Pogoń Staszów got a freekick which was hit by Boguslaw Jekot. In the 45th minute Fryderyk Ferfecki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonatán Izamit saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zbigniew Giertych made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Siluna Guerra sent off a good shot on target. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nicasio Artaza was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the Pogoń Staszów defense, Lorenzo Celedón kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zbigniew Giertych. The Pogoń Staszów fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zbigniew Giertych should have stopped the shot. Pogoń Staszów's Zbigniew Giertych played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicasio Artaza in the 56th minute of play. Pogoń Staszów's Zbigniew Giertych played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicasio Artaza in the 58th minute of play. Zbigniew Giertych showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Ignacio Alegría, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. When Nicasio Artaza fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Copaquire's protests and gave Nicasio Artaza a yellow card for diving instead. In the 62nd minute, Nicasio Artaza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Copaquire's Marco Quera got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 64th minute, Arkadiusz Biegun got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 70 played minutes Pogoń Staszów got a freekick which was hit by Beniamin Maziarski. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicasio Artaza in the 72nd minute of play forced Pogoń Staszów's goalkeeper Zbigniew Giertych to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pankracy Adamuss short, quick shot in the 73rdth minute got Jonatán Izamit to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Zbigniew Giertych didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Francisco Ignacio Alegría went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. Igor Henryk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Jonatán Izamit tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nicasio Artaza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zbigniew Giertych showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicasio Artaza in the 91st minute of the match. Lorenzo Celedón kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Pogoń Staszów players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Copaquire.