U23 World League

DON CONCETTO PALOMBI
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Ksawery Wozniak made the kick off and thus started the match. After 7 minutes of play, Olimpia HSB's Ksawery Wozniak made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Federico Normando was left in no man's land by his defense there! Czeslaw Marajda's late challenge caught a Bendito Sea El Fernet's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Czeslaw Marajda helped the player get up and apologised. After 11 played minutes Olimpia HSB got a freekick which was hit by Czeslaw Marajda. Arkadiusz Czajkowski acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 12th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Baldomiro Guerrero. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Rosendo Todor managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bendito Sea El Fernet's supporters rose to their feet, but Rosendo Todor was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arkadiusz Czajkowski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Bendito Sea El Fernet booed when Olimpia HSB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sylwester Merski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Baldomiro Guerrero was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 20th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Baldomiro Guerrero kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the match, Bendito Sea El Fernet's goal looked a bit too open when Zbigniew Galagan came free, but Federico Normando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Bendito Sea El Fernet booed when Olimpia HSB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sylwester Merski didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Baldomiro Guerrero came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Bendito Sea El Fernet 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 Baldomiro Guerrero couldn't finish the play. 40 minutes into the match, Bendito Sea El Fernet's goal looked a bit too open when Ksawery Wozniak came free, but Federico Normando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 42 minutes, Rosendo Todor managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bendito Sea El Fernet's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rosendo Todor was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 45 minutes into the match, Bendito Sea El Fernet's goal looked a bit too open when Zbigniew Galagan came free, but Federico Normando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 47 played minutes, Bendito Sea El Fernet's Baldomiro Guerrero shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Arkadiusz Czajkowski came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Bendito Sea El Fernet reached it.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jeronimo Bertin made a kick off. Jeronimo Bertin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rosendo Todor in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arkadiusz Czajkowski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jeronimo Bertin scored 2-1 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arkadiusz Czajkowski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Olimpia HSB made a substitution. Jaroslaw Klewinski replaced Teobald Gejda. Olimpia HSB's Maksymilian Augustyniak was substituted for Czeslaw Marajda. Arkadiusz Czajkowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Tipi in the 68th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeronimo Bertin in the 71st minute of play forced Olimpia HSB's goalkeeper Arkadiusz Czajkowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Olimpia HSB getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Tymoteusz Wejta hit a great ball. In the 82nd match minute, Bendito Sea El Fernet was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donato Emmanuel to maneuver through the defense. Federico Normando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zbigniew Galagan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Olimpia HSB's Federico Normando threw himself towards the right post 85 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Zbigniew Galagan, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Federico Normando made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Juliusz Patrylo sent off a good shot on target. Bendito Sea El Fernet's Federico Normando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ksawery Wozniak in the 92nd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Olimpia HSB's Zbigniew Galagan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Federico Normando. That made the score 3-2 after 94 minutes of play. Olimpia HSB's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.