U21 World League

Arena da Colina
Spectators: 7972 (Terracing: 5980, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tymoteusz Harendarski took the kick off in the first half of the match. Konstanty Rode hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 4th match minute, Atlético da Colina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chico Bastos to maneuver through the defense. In the 8th minute, Milosz Podowski 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chico Bastos in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eugeniusz Wachna prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 17th minute, Chico Bastos reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Eugeniusz Wachna. The goal made the score 1-0. After 21 played minutes 2kC Poznań got a freekick which was hit by Radoslaw Banach. Chico Bastos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Eugeniusz Wachna made a huge save. After a rather tough play, 2kC Poznań's Tymoteusz Harendarski got a free kick in the 23rd minute. 25 minutes into the match, 2kC Poznań's goal looked a bit too open when Chico Bastos came free, but Eugeniusz Wachna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tymoteusz Harendarski in the 28th minute of play forced Atlético da Colina's goalkeeper Carlos Germano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Germano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tymoteusz Harendarski in the 33rd minute of the match. Milosz Podowski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by Atlético da Colina's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Zula Kinic was slow to take the kick. During this time 2kC Poznań's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Zula Kinic almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Atlético da Colina's Carlos Germano did a great save. Carlos Germano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radoslaw Banach in the 43rd minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chico Bastos to make the kick off. When Chico Bastos came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Atlético da Colina 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 Chico Bastos couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Radoslaw Banach kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Carlos Germano. That made the score 1-1 in the 60 minute of play. When Zbyszko Olender fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 2kC Poznań's protests and gave Zbyszko Olender a yellow card for diving instead. In the 65th minute, Zbyszko Olender hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Atlético da Colina's Paulo Oliveira got a free kick in the 70th minute. Zula Kinic struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Carlos Germano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 2kC Poznań. After 85 played minutes 2kC Poznań got a freekick which was hit by Zachary Plaski. Chico Bastos took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eugeniusz Wachna. Eugeniusz Wachna dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Atlético da Colina were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of 2kC Poznań for a fine match.