U23 World League

Arena Milanis
Spectators: 7972 (Terracing: 5980, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) Arkadiusz Traczewski made the kick off and thus started the match. After 3 played minutes Mitschullen SSA got a freekick which was hit by Ab Ba. After 4 played minutes Milanis E.C. got a freekick which was hit by Rony Veloso. Jakub Nieruchliwy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zé Tola in the 7th minute. Jakub Nieruchliwy made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Zé Tola sent off a good shot on target. When Rony Veloso fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Milanis E.C.'s protests and gave Rony Veloso a yellow card for diving instead. 16 minutes into the match, Milanis E.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Arkadiusz Traczewski came free, but João Augusto Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th match minute, Mitschullen SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Haluk Özdil to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute Arkadiusz Traczewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Augusto Simões saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Augusto Simões took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arkadiusz Traczewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Augusto Simões showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haluk Özdil in the 32nd minute of the match. Laurgain Ruiz took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jakub Nieruchliwy. Jakub Nieruchliwy dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Rony Veloso kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Laurgain Ruiz to strike the kick off in the second half. Mitschullen SSA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alfred Sobania in the 55th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Garry Lawson got free with João Augusto Simões in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. During the 60th minute of the match Rony Veloso completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Rony Veloso a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 60th minute, Rony Veloso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Mitschullen SSA's zone, Laurgain Ruiz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jakub Nieruchliwy came out of the goal and Laurgain Ruiz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Milanis E.C.'s goalkeeper João Augusto Simões, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 67th minute, Arkadiusz Traczewski 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. A collision led to Milanis E.C. getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Kristen Lijsens hit a great ball. The throw-in from Zygmunt Tyszka in the 70th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Milanis E.C.'s Zé Tola. In the 76th match minute, Milanis E.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kristen Lijsens to maneuver through the defense. 79 minutes into the match, Mitschullen SSA's goal looked a bit too open when Laurgain Ruiz came free, but Jakub Nieruchliwy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th minute, Laurgain Ruiz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jakub Nieruchliwy was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arkadiusz Traczewski in the 82nd minute of play forced Milanis E.C.'s goalkeeper João Augusto Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Milanis E.C.'s João Augusto Simões got control of the ball when Arkadiusz Traczewski tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Laurgain Ruiz 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arkadiusz Traczewski in the 94th minute of play forced Milanis E.C.'s goalkeeper João Augusto Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96thth minute of the game Laurgain Ruiz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mitschullen SSA's Jakub Nieruchliwy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. João Augusto Simões showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haluk Özdil, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Milanis E.C. had won after a very even match.