U21 World League

Allianz Arena
Spectators: 7792 (Terracing: 5845, Seating: 1792, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Walery Niedbalski kicked off to start the match. After having played for 6 minutes, Nicolas Cheche managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LA DEL MONO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicolas Cheche was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nicolas Cheche might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zdzislaw Cetnar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nicolas Cheche ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 8th minute Nicolas Cheche shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zdzislaw Cetnar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Szczakowianka's Maciej Haszczak got a free kick in the 9th minute. Szczepan Dropinski made in the 10th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Wieslaw Bentkowski however managed to control. After 15 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Szczakowianka! Szczakowianka:s Zdzislaw Cetnar showed great skill when he stopped Higinio Botello:s penalty. Nicolas Cheche scored 0-2 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zdzislaw Cetnar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Zdzislaw Cetnar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Cheche, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Napoleon Huchro hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. After 29 minutes of play, LA DEL MONO's Nicolas Cheche made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zdzislaw Cetnar was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 32nd minute Nicolas Cheche shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zdzislaw Cetnar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zdzislaw Cetnar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cosme Oalo in the 33rd minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Szczakowianka's goal looked a bit too open when Higinio Botello came free, but Zdzislaw Cetnar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Nicolas Cheche's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zdzislaw Cetnar was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. In the 42nd minute, Wieslaw Bentkowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 43 minutes, Higinio Botello managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LA DEL MONO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Higinio Botello was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

LA DEL MONO made a substitution. Adolfo Millan replaced Nicolas Cheche. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Adolfo Millan was the one to do the kick off. Zdzislaw Cetnar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adolfo Millan in the 55th minute of play. If Adolfo Millan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 62 minutes into the game, Adolfo Millan lined in a short shot 0-4 behind a frustrated Zdzislaw Cetnar. Fabio Betadur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Napoleon Huchro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cosme Oalo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zdzislaw Cetnar having to interfere. Zdzislaw Cetnar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adolfo Millan in the 71st minute of the match. Adolfo Millans short, quick shot in the 73rdth minute got Zdzislaw Cetnar to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Higinio Botello came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the LA DEL MONO 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 Higinio Botello couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Szczakowianka's Szczepan Dropinski got a free kick in the 76th minute. Zdzislaw Cetnar was out of position in the 77 minute of play, and Adolfo Millan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Adolfo Millan really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. Adolfo Millan struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Zdzislaw Cetnar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LA DEL MONO. In the 82nd match minute, LA DEL MONO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adolfo Millan to maneuver through the defense. Adolfo Millan struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Zdzislaw Cetnar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LA DEL MONO. Wieslaw Bentkowski kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. The supporters of LA DEL MONO booed when Szczakowianka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Szczepan Dropinski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Szczakowianka's Zdzislaw Cetnar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adolfo Millan in the 98th minute of play. After 98 minutes, Napoleon Huchro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Szczakowianka and the LA DEL MONO players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adolfo Millan in the 99th minute of play forced Szczakowianka's goalkeeper Zdzislaw Cetnar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Szczakowianka fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. LA DEL MONO were clearly better and deserved to take the win.