U23 World League

Zini Stadium
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marcelino Sayvion started the match with the kick off. Victorio Txema kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Apolo Ted took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zdzislaw Pusiak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the game, Victorio Txema was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cremonese's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Czarni Kozłowa Góra the free kick. Kajetan Brzeszczak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 14th minute Zdzislaw Pusiak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Apolo Ted saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Czarni Kozłowa Góra's goalkeeper Tymoteusz Rudy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcelino Sayvion. After 18 minutes, Melchor Arias mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cremonese and the Czarni Kozłowa Góra players grew even worse after the yellow card. Melchor Arias kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute, Victorio Txema hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Cremonese's Rolando Oliverio got a free kick in the 20th minute. Zdzislaw Pusiak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Zdzislaw Pusiak sped through Cremonese's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Apolo Ted. If Boruc Cizeski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 43rdth minute of the game Zdzislaw Pusiak who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cremonese's Apolo Ted was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Czarni Kozłowa Góra's goalkeeper Tymoteusz Rudy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcelino Sayvion. In the 48th minute, Marcelino Sayvion left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cremonese fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Zdzislaw Pusiak made the kick off in the second half. Zdzislaw Pusiak took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Apolo Ted. Apolo Ted dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. In the 56th match minute, Cremonese was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Inocencio Fidensio to maneuver through the defense. Apolo Ted made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zdzislaw Pusiak in the 59th minute of play. The supporters of Czarni Kozłowa Góra booed when Cremonese was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eustaquio Azibar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cremonese's Apolo Ted played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zdzislaw Pusiak in the 61st minute of play. 64 minutes into the game, Cremonese's Marcelino Sayvion nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tymoteusz Rudy made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Zdzislaw Pusiak took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Apolo Ted to make any attempt to save it. After 75 played minutes Cremonese got a freekick which was hit by Inocencio Fidensio. After 77 minutes of play, Cremonese's Melchor Arias made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tymoteusz Rudy was left in no man's land by his defense there! Apolo Ted was out of position in the 82 minute of play, and Zdzislaw Pusiak capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Zdzislaw Pusiak really showed his touch with that goal: 3-4. After some careless play in the Cremonese defense, Tanek Grocholski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Apolo Ted. The Cremonese fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Apolo Ted should have stopped the shot. Victor Eguen hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match.