U21 World League

Stadion w Elblągu
Spectators: 7802 (Terracing: 5853, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 155) Atlético Micaelense's Torcato Paião 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teobald Barciniak in the 3rd minute of play forced Atlético Micaelense's goalkeeper Alexandre Paixão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Atlético Micaelense's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Konstanty Grajewski was slow to take the kick. During this time Bitcoin Elbląg's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Konstanty Grajewski got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alexandre Paixão quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Torcato Paião took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Maciej Jarosz. Maciej Jarosz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Marian Lisewski's late challenge caught a Atlético Micaelense's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marian Lisewski helped the player get up and apologised. 19 minutes into the match, Atlético Micaelense's goal looked a bit too open when Konstanty Grajewski came free, but Alexandre Paixão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bitcoin Elbląg's Teobald Barciniak got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alexandre Paixão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Konstanty Grajewski in the 24th minute of the match. The supporters of Bitcoin Elbląg booed when Atlético Micaelense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fábio Rangel didn't get a good kick on the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Atlético Micaelense's goalkeeper Alexandre Paixão had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zbyszek Gecionis. 29 minutes into the match, Zbyszek Gecionis notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Atlético Micaelense's Alexandre Paixão. Alexandre Paixão was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Bitcoin Elbląg getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Marian Lisewski hit a great ball. Alexandre Paixão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstanty Grajewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Atlético Micaelense's Alexandre Paixão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konstanty Grajewski in the 36th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Teobald Barciniak made a precise shot to the right of Alexandre Paixão. Atlético Micaelense's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teobald Barciniak got free with Alexandre Paixão in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Teobald Barciniak stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Atlético Micaelense got a freekick which was hit by Gastão Montenegro. Alexandre Paixão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zbyszek Gecionis in the 53rd minute of play. Bitcoin Elbląg's Marian Lisewski got his second yellow card of the match in the 54th minute. The referee ordered Marian Lisewski off the ground. A collision led to Bitcoin Elbląg getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Marian Lisewski hit a great ball. The supporters of Atlético Micaelense booed when Bitcoin Elbląg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lech Cipinski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alexandre Paixão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teobald Barciniak in the 60th minute of the match. Osvaldo Varanda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bitcoin Elbląg made a substitution. Wladyslaw Sala replaced Zbyszek Gecionis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konstanty Grajewski in the 70th minute of play forced Atlético Micaelense's goalkeeper Alexandre Paixão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexandre Paixão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teobald Barciniak in the 73rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jerzy Osikowicz during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Atlético Micaelense booed when Bitcoin Elbląg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jerzy Osikowicz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maciej Jarosz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Torcato Paião in the 76th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético Micaelense's zone, Teobald Barciniak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alexandre Paixão came out of the goal and Teobald Barciniak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Maciej Jarosz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osvaldo Varanda in the 84th minute of play. After 85 played minutes Bitcoin Elbląg got a freekick which was hit by Artur Czajkowski. After a rather tough play, Bitcoin Elbląg's Dobromir Jeziorkowski got a free kick in the 87th minute. Alexandre Paixão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teobald Barciniak in the 90th minute of play. After some careless play in the Atlético Micaelense defense, Konstanty Grajewski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexandre Paixão. The Atlético Micaelense fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexandre Paixão should have stopped the shot. After 95 played minutes Atlético Micaelense got a freekick which was hit by Cláudio Madureira. Teobald Barciniak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Bitcoin Elbląg had played much better football throughout.