U21 World League

SUN CITY STADIUM
Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stasys Povilaitis started the match with the kick off. Zenon Jarosz scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Naglis Genys, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 9 minutes into the match, Stasys Povilaitis notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Mauro's Lu Hong Qiang. Lu Hong Qiang was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Zula Tamulewicz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 16 played minutes Mauro got a freekick which was hit by Zula Tamulewicz. Lu Hong Qiang was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Miglius Beržinis. Naglis Genys showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zula Tamulewicz in the 19th minute of the match. In the 20th minute, Zula Tamulewicz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Naglis Genys was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Nicola Zalewski put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Naglis Genys. When Fryderyk Orling fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mauro's protests and gave Fryderyk Orling a yellow card for diving instead. Fryderyk Orling kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. In the 35thth minute of the game Stasys Povilaitis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mauro's Lu Hong Qiang was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lu Hong Qiang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stasys Povilaitis, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Mauro's Lu Hong Qiang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stasys Povilaitis in the 39th minute of play. Stasys Povilaitis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The FC COSA NOSTRA players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mauro were winning 1-3.

In the 54th minute Stasys Povilaitis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lu Hong Qiang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zenon Jarosz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th match minute, Mauro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fryderyk Orling to maneuver through the defense. 65 minutes into the match, Mauro's goal looked a bit too open when Algirdas Brazauskas came free, but Lu Hong Qiang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Stasys Povilaitis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lu Hong Qiang was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. After 70 minutes of play, FC COSA NOSTRA's Stasys Povilaitis made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lu Hong Qiang was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 74 played minutes Mauro got a freekick which was hit by Nicola Zalewski. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 79th minute of the game. One of Mauro:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC COSA NOSTRA:s goal. Lu Hong Qiang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Algirdas Brazauskas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lu Hong Qiang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Algirdas Brazauskas, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. FC COSA NOSTRA's defense didn't have a chance, in the 86th minute, when Fryderyk Orling scored to the left of an out of position Naglis Genys, making the score, 3-4. In the 89th match minute, FC COSA NOSTRA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miglius Beržinis to maneuver through the defense. When Zula Tamulewicz came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Mauro 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 Zula Tamulewicz couldn't finish the play. Adam Zacharczyk kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Mauro had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.