U21 World League

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Jose Sugar 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. A sloppy throw-in by António Silva in the 3rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Gaston Firman. When Gaston Firman fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s protests and gave Gaston Firman a yellow card for diving instead. In the 10th match minute, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaston Firman to maneuver through the defense. If Ziemowit Gdowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ziemowit Gdowski took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dave Cole. Dave Cole 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. If Ziemowit Gdowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dave Cole made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ziemowit Gdowski in the 19th minute of play. In the 24th minute, Ziemowit Gdowski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dave Cole was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ziemowit Gdowski in the 30th minute of play forced ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goalkeeper Dave Cole to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute of the match Viseu United got a corner. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hamílton Linhares ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 34th match minute, Viseu United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fábio Prata to maneuver through the defense. The throw-in from Fábio Prata in the 42nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Gaston Firman. 43 minutes into the match, Viseu United's goal looked a bit too open when Korhan Türkol came free, but Adrian Txindoki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ziemowit Gdowski in the 45th minute of play forced ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goalkeeper Dave Cole to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Viseu United were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ziemowit Gdowski was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ defense, Ziemowit Gdowski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dave Cole. The ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dave Cole should have stopped the shot. In the 57th minute, one of Viseu United:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Viseu United. The referee gave ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ a penalty, 58 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Rodolfo Muc, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Viseu United's Adrian Txindoki. 1-3. Adrian Txindoki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudio Echeverri, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Ziemowit Gdowski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dave Cole read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Ziemowit Gdowski took a quick shot and it went in 1-5 without a chance for Dave Cole to make any attempt to save it. In the 83rd match minute, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Modesto Felipillo to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th minute, Lei Shu Gang ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dave Cole was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-6. 88 minutes into the match, Viseu United's goal looked a bit too open when Korhan Türkol came free, but Adrian Txindoki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Viseu United booed when ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serafino Natal didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Viseu United getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Jiang Lin Xing hit a great ball. The Viseu United players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.